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pandemic

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
(of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants:

Examples:

In some parts of the world malaria is still pandemic.
A report on pandemic flu released last year said "the potential for catastrophe is immense."
2
a disease that exists in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals or plants:

Examples:

The COVID-19 pandemic spread to the United Kingdom in late January 2020.
an influenza pandemic
3
a dangerous disease that infects many people at one time:

Examples:

What can be done to prevent a bird flu pandemic?

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