If a human disease breaks out across a large region of the world, what is it called?

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Pandemic. A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or continents. Pandemic is an epidemic that’s spread over multiple countries or continents. Epidemic is a disease that affects a large number of people within a community, population, or region. Endemic is something that belongs to a particular people or country. An Outbreak is a greater- than-anticipated increase in the number of endemic cases. It can also be a single case in a new area. If it’s not quickly controlled, an outbreak can become an epidemic. Recently, Corona (Covid-19) is best example of pandemic. Epizootic diseases are that which are temporary prevalent and wide spread in an animal population.

If a human disease breaks out across a large region of the world, what is it called?

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