The government will announce the entry of an endemic within 2 weeks and will announce the latest epidemic prevention measures shortly. Do you know what an endemic is? Do you know the difference between Pandemic, Endemic, and Epidemic?
1. Pandemic
Refers to communicable or non-communicable diseases that are widespread around the world. Generally speaking, it is caused by a new infectious disease, usually involving a large population, and the probability of occurrence exceeds the average case. Examples: the plague of the 14th century, the Spanish flu of 1918, the 2009 influenza A (H1N1), and the current coronavirus (Covid-19).
2. Endemic
In epidemiology, the endemic disease is defined as an infectious disease that persists and recurs in an area without imported cases. After the number of infected people reaches a certain number, it will remain stable because of immune factors in the human body. Dengue fever is one such endemic disease.
3. Epidemic
Generally, it refers to an uncommon or unvaccinated infectious disease that suddenly spreads rapidly in one or more areas, spreading faster and involving more areas. The epidemic is used for regional transmission. For example, the newcovid-19 initially only broke out in China, which was called an epidemic, but then it was upgraded to Pandemic after it spread all over the world. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and West African Ebola virus disease are both Epidemics. The above cases are only prevalent in West Africa and the Middle East and have not spread to the world.
