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Question
Differentiate between the following pair:
Endemic and Pandemic disease.
Distinguish Between
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Solution
| Endemic disease | Pandemic disease |
| This disease is limited to a particular area, in which a small number of cases are always present. | Here, the disease spreads from one country to another until one continent or more is affected. |
| Eq. Yellow fever in certain African countries | E.g, AIDS |
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