Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, Books a la Carte Edition (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321943682
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 11MC
Which of the following statements is the best definition of a pandemic disease?
- a. It normally occurs in a given geographic area.
- b. It is a disease that occurs more frequently than usual for a geographical area or group of people.
- c. It occurs infrequently at no predictable time scattered over a large area or population.
- d. It is an epidemic that occurs on more than one continent at the same time.
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