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
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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.
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Enzootic as an adjective:
Like or having to do with an enzootic
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Enzootic as an adjective:
Of a disease, prevalent in a given population or area
Examples:
"Rabies is enzootic throughout North America."
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Pandemic as an adjective:
Widespread; general.
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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."
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Pandemic as a noun:
A pandemic disease; a disease that hits a wide geographical area and affects a large proportion of the population.