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What is the difference between epidemic and endemic.

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Epidemic: a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

Endemic: (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.

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AN EPIDEMIC is a disease that affects a large number of people within a community, population, or region. A PANDEMIC is an epidemic that's spread over multiple countries or continents. ENDEMIC is something that belongs to a particular people or country.
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