PANDEMIC

(noun) an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
The virus spread quickly and resulted in a deadly pandemic. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) existing everywhere
"pandemic fear of nuclear war"
The world today lives with a pandemic fear of nuclear war. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) epidemic over a wide geographical area
"a pandemic outbreak of malaria"
The continuous rains eventually led to a pandemic outbreak of malaria. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for pandemic

(Tag: ) Just to remind you:
demos = people
epi = top
pan = all

So, epidemic means spread in a small area. Pandemic means spread in across countries etc., Further epidemic is any undesirable thing where pandemic is used only in
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(Tag: ) sounds like "epidemic" which also means widespread
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(Tag: ) the end "demic" also fits for epidemic.. and it is a synonym for pandemic..
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(Tag: ) pandemic,epidemic,endemic....say pandemic is whole world,epidemic whole country and endemic is for a city or particular in a community
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(Tag: ) Epidemic is confined to a small grp of people... epidemic diseases might to confined to a country... whereas pandemic is widespread...NOT confined.. like H1N1 virus
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(Tag: ) PAN+epidemic—habit of eating PAN is WIDESPREAD
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(Tag: ) in a pan(frying) every liquid gets spread , so pandemic is sth wide spread, a widespread disease .
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