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What makes a disease a pandemic? Include an example.

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Pandemic means diseases that spread over a large area and affect large numbers of people.

One example:
An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges and spreads around the world, and most people do not have immunity.

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A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease. An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges and spreads around the world, and most people do not have immunity. Viruses that have caused past pandemics typically originated from animal influenza viruses
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