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Which is a distinction between an epidemic and a pandemic?

A.
the species of organisms infected

B.
the geographical area affected

C.
the symptoms of the disease

D.
the season in which the disease spreads

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Answer:

B.

a pandemic would be like COVID-19 as it spread world wide

a epidemic would be like Japanese small pox incident because it was mostly in Japan

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