pandemic |
epidemy |
In medicine terms the difference between pandemic and epidemy
is that
pandemic is epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population while
epidemy is an epidemic disease.
As nouns the difference between pandemic and epidemy
is that
pandemic is a pandemic disease; a disease that hits a wide geographical area and affects a large proportion of the population while
epidemy is an epidemic disease.
As an adjective pandemic
is widespread; general.
epidemy |
infectious |
As a noun epidemy
is (medicine) an epidemic disease.
As an adjective infectious is
(pathology|of an illness) transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.
terms |
epidemy |
As nouns the difference between terms and epidemy
is that
terms is while
epidemy is (medicine) an epidemic disease.
disease |
epidemy |
As nouns the difference between disease and epidemy
is that
disease is (pathology) an abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired while
epidemy is (medicine) an epidemic disease.
As a verb disease
is (obsolete) to cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
epidemic |
epidemy |
As nouns the difference between epidemic and epidemy
is that
epidemic is a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population while
epidemy is an epidemic disease.
As an adjective epidemic
is like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread.