Pandemics, Epidemics, and Endemics

A disease that is always present in a population within a geographic region.

• Endemic

• Epidemic

• Outbreak

• Pandemic

An illness or health-related issue that is showing up in more cases than usual in a specific location or region

• Endemic

• Epidemic

• Outbreak

• Pandemic

An illness or health-related issue that is showing up in more cases than usual in multiple World Health Organization (WHO) defined regions across the globe

• Endemic

• Epidemic

• Outbreak

• Pandemic

Outbreak

• when a disease occurs in greater numbers than expected in a community region or during a season

• a disease that is always present in a population within a geographic region

Which of the following best describes an endemic disease?

• A disease that spreads rapidly across continents.

• A disease that is regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.

• A disease that has been completely eradicated worldwide.

• A disease that affects animals but not humans.

Select (click) all that apply. Which of the following can be pathogens?

• viruses

• bacteria

• parasites

• fungi

Epidemics and Pandemics describe the spread of...

• infectious Diseases

• Noninfectious Diseases

A communicable disease is the same as...

• an infectious disease

• a non-infectious disease

A noncommunicable disease is the same as...

• an infectious disease

• a non-infectious disease

The term pandemic normally is used to indicate a far _________ number of people affected and to a much __________ region being affected than an epidemic.

• Higher, Larger
• Higher, Smaller
• Smaller, Higher