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epidemy

Pandemic vs Epidemy - What's the difference?

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 vs Infectious - What's the difference?

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 vs Epidemy - What's the difference?

terms | epidemy |


As nouns the difference between terms and epidemy

is that terms is while epidemy is (medicine) an epidemic disease.

Disease vs Epidemy - What's the difference?

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 vs Epidemy - What's the difference?

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.