Epidemic vs Pandemic Lesson

Endemic

Epidemic

Pandemic

Cluster

TRUE

FALSE

Malaria

Yellow Fever

Flu

Cholera

Spanish Flu

HIV/AIDS

Bubonic Plague

Chickenpox

A flu outbreak that spreads worldwide.

A disease that stays at low levels year after year.

A sudden increase in measles cases in one country.

A disease that affects plants only.

An epidemic only affects animals, while a pandemic only affects humans.

An epidemic spreads across many countries, while a pandemic stays in one city.

An epidemic affects a people in one region, while a pandemic spreads across multiple countries affecting a larger number of people.

An epidemic is more dangerous than a pandemic.