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Grammar For Experts
 Epidemic vs. Pandemic
 The difference between the two –demics, according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is that an epidemic is “an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time.” On the other hand, a pandemic is a type of epidemic (one with greater range and coverage), an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.
 Mother remembered hearing about the plague epidemic which had struck the town when she was 10.
 The ship’s captain came down with the influenza and an onboard epidemic occurred.
 An epidemic of SARS affected 26 countries and resulted in more than 8000 cases in 2003.
 Unlike an epidemic, a pandemic affects people worldwide.
 The main thing about a pandemic like the novel coronavirus is that it doesn’t discriminate.
 The most deadly pandemic in history was the Spanish flu of 1918.
 Read more: https://grammarforexperts.com/epidemic-vs-pandemic/
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