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The effect of a deadly virus on the current population, which earlier affected a large population during its advent.
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The pandemic disease occurs when there is an outbreak of a certain pathogen, which affects a large number of people of a population. Generally, these outbreaks are due to viral pathogens. It causes the death of millions of people as the treatment remains unknown.
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Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues, Books a la Carte Edition (8th Edition)
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