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  2. Endemic (epidemiology) - Wikipedia

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    An endemic disease always has a steady, predictable number of people getting sick, but that number can be high (hyperendemic) or low (hypoendemic), and the disease can be severe or mild. [3] [4] Also, a disease that is usually endemic can become epidemic. [3] For example, chickenpox is endemic in the United Kingdom, but malaria is not.

  3. Pandemic - Wikipedia

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    A medical dictionary definition of pandemic is "an epidemic occurring on a scale that crosses international boundaries, usually affecting people on a worldwide scale". [14] A disease or condition is not a pandemic merely because it is widespread or kills many people; it must also be infectious.

  4. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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    An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections, an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered an epidemic. [1]

  5. Is COVID now endemic? Here's what experts say. - AOL

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    A pandemic is a disease outbreak, or epidemic, that is typically widespread — meaning, affecting multiple countries across the world — and is spreading among people, Dr. Andrea Love ...

  6. What's the difference between pandemic, epidemic and ... - AOL

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    The coronavirus is on everyone’s minds. As an epidemiologist, I find it interesting to hear people using technical terms – like quarantine or super spreader or reproductive number – that my ...

  7. What's the difference between 'pandemic' and 'endemic'? - AOL

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    COVID-19 will never go away, but the pandemic will be over when the disease becomes 'endemic.' Here's what that means.

  8. Endemic COVID-19 - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 August 2024. Theoretical future stage of COVID-19 Part of a series on the COVID-19 pandemic Scientifically accurate atomic model of the external structure of SARS-CoV-2. Each "ball" is an atom. COVID-19 (disease) SARS-CoV-2 (virus) Cases Deaths Timeline 2019 2020 January responses February responses ...

  9. Moving COVID-19 From Pandemic To Endemic Is Crucial - AOL

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    The World Health Organization says a pandemic, is a virus that spreads easily and infects people across the world. During the 1918 flu pandemic, soldiers fighting World War I spread the virus ...