COVID-19 has been described as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. What does that mean?
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Explanation: A pandemic is defined as “an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people”. The classical definition includes nothing about population immunity, virology or disease severity.
By this definition, pandemics can be said to occur annually in each of the temperate southern and northern hemispheres, given that seasonal epidemics cross international boundaries and affect a large number of people. However, seasonal epidemics are not considered pandemics.
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pandemic is mostly used for a disease that is widespread.
since coronavirus (covid 19) is a virus and has spread all over the world it is a pandemic.
Its has caused quarantine all over the globe and many people of the world are affected.
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