Distinguish between:

(ii) Epidemic and endemic disease.

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Epidemic disease Endemic disease

Disease that breaks out and spreads from place to place affecting large numbers of people at the same time. Disease is found in a certain area only attacking a fewer member of people.

Diseases like polio, plague, small pox are examples of epidemic diseases. Yellow fever is an endemic disease to many regions in Africa.

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Epidemic disease	Endemic disease
Disease that breaks out and spreads from place to place affecting large numbers of people at the same time.	Disease is found in a certain area only attacking a fewer member of people.
Diseases like polio, plague, small pox are examples of epidemic diseases.	Yellow fever is an endemic disease to many regions in Africa.

Distinguish between: ​ (ii) Epidemic and endemic disease.

Distinguish between:

(ii) Epidemic and endemic disease.