An epidemic over a wide geographical area (several countries, continents or worldwide) and affecting a large proportion of the population.
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Examples for "pandemic"
Examples for "pandemic"
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The current state of the COVID-19 pandemic is a global health crisis.
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The pandemic, while a social and economic crisis, presented a political opportunity.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global challenge for public health systems.
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It suspended production in Europe earlier this month because of the pandemic.
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Earlier today, the World Health Organisation labelled the outbreak a global pandemic.
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Objective: Short-term isolation might occur during pandemic disease or natural disasters.
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AIDS is a pandemic disease caused by HIV that affects 37 million people worldwide.
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HIV is a pandemic disease, and many cellular and systemic factors are known to alter its infectivity and replication.
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The virus that causes the pandemic disease Covid-19 passes from human to human on tiny droplets of spittle, through the air.
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In Ghana, some pregnant and lactating mothers were opting to postpone antenatal services and routine immunisations for fear of contracting the pandemic disease.
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Zika has been categorised as a pandemic disease by the World Health Organisation, which causes birth defects in babies born to mothers with the virus.
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Trump, it turns out, was never necessarily against wearing masks to slow the spread of the pandemic disease Covid-19, despite multiple statements to that effect.
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The research, led by scientists at Britain's Oxford University, looked at the long-term impact of COVID-19 in 58 patients hospitalised with the pandemic disease.
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The situation "threatens our ability to feed ourselves, control our climate and puts us at greater risk of pandemic diseases".