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Epidemic vs Pandemic - Coggle Diagram
Epidemic vs Pandemic
6 stages of a pandemic
small clusters
community outbreaks
is now found in humans
spread in at least 2 countries
Is the virus found in animals
classified as a pandemic
What causes an epidemic?
new disease
lower resistance to disease
increased virulence
natural disasters and wars
infected food or water
How do epidemics/pandemics end?
fewer hosts(herd immunity)
seasonal changes
fewer carriers
How does disease spread?
airborne transmission
COVID-19
food and water
dysentery
insects/animals
malaria
What is an epidemic?
A large outbreak of a disease within a specific region.
What is a pandemic?
When an epidemic starts spreading worldwide (global outbreak)