The difference between Enzootic and Pandemic

When used as nouns, enzootic means a disease which is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a limited region, season or climate, whereas pandemic means a pandemic disease.

When used as adjectives, enzootic means like or having to do with an enzootic, whereas pandemic means widespread.


check bellow for the other definitions of Enzootic and Pandemic

  1. Enzootic as a noun (epidemiology):

    a disease which is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a limited region, season or climate.

  1. Enzootic as an adjective:

    Like or having to do with an enzootic

  2. Enzootic as an adjective:

    Of a disease, prevalent in a given population or area

    Examples:

    "Rabies is enzootic throughout North America."

  1. Pandemic as an adjective:

    Widespread; general.

  2. Pandemic as an adjective (medicine):

    Epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population.

    Examples:

    "World War I might have continued indefinitely if not for a pandemic outbreak of influenza."

  1. Pandemic as a noun:

    A pandemic disease; a disease that hits a wide geographical area and affects a large proportion of the population.

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