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Difference Between an Epidemic and a Pandemic (Original Post) qwlauren35 Mar 2020 OP
WHO's current refusal to call this a pandemic is bs. Voltaire2 Mar 2020 #1
"epi" local "pan" global. The terms don't indicate severity. Claritie Pixie Mar 2020 #2

Voltaire2

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1. WHO's current refusal to call this a pandemic is bs.
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 04:31 PM
Mar 2020

and is likely motivated by economic concerns, not by public health concerns.

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