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epidemic vs epidemiology vs pandemic
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| epidemicnoun/ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/ | Meaning a sudden spread of a disease, or a bad problem, among many people in one area | Goes with epidemic of | Example A flu epidemic closed schools across the region last winter. |
| epidemiologynoun/ˌep.ɪˌdiː.miˈɑː.lə.dʒi/ | Meaning the study of how diseases spread and what causes them in groups of people | Goes with epidemiology of | Example She studied epidemiology to understand how infections move through large cities. |
| pandemicadjective/pænˈdem.ɪk/ | Meaning describing a disease that spreads across a whole country or most of the world | Goes with pandemic disease | Example Doctors warned that the new flu strain could reach pandemic proportions. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
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