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Originally Posted by dyna mo
it was never considered to be an epidemic or have the potential to be epidemic, it was and is considered pandemic.
big difference, one you seem to wax over.
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ep·i·dem·ic
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1.
Also, ep·i·dem·i·cal. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
2.
extremely prevalent; widespread.
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3.
a temporary prevalence of a disease.
4.
a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something: an epidemic of riots.
pan·dem·ic
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?adjective
1.
(of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
2.
general; universal: pandemic fear of atomic war.
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3.
a pandemic disease.