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Chapter 14, Problem 11MC

Which of the following statements is the best definition of a pandemic disease?

  1. a. It normally occurs in a given geographic area.
  2. b. It is a disease that occurs more frequently than usual for a geographical area or group of people.
  3. c. It occurs infrequently at no predictable time scattered over a large area or population.
  4. d. It is an epidemic that occurs on more than one continent at the same time.
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