pandemic
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- n an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
- s epidemic over a wide geographical area
a pandemic outbreak of malaria - s existing everywhere
pandemic fear of nuclear war
- Since influenza runs in cycles of some 20 years, some epidemiologists expect another great pandemic any year now.
- The government swings into crisis mode to prevent a pandemic.
- That very question was addressed in 2005, when the WHO revamped its pandemic response system, instituting six ascending phases, each with specific criteria used to judge an .