A disease that is present worldwide across many countries is called

• A. Pandemic
• B. Endemic
• C. Epidemic
• D. Morbidity

Answer: (A)

Pandemic describes a disease that has spread across many countries and continents, affecting a large number of people and often requiring international coordination to respond. Thiswide geographic reach distinguishes it from other patterns. Endemic means the disease is regularly found in a particular area at a stable level; an epidemic is a sudden increase in cases in a specific region; and morbidity is a measure of how much disease occurs in a population, not a description of how widespread it is. For example, when a disease spreads globally and causes sustained transmission, it is considered a pandemic.