Pandemic

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020171",
  "term": "Pandemic",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A widespread epidemic throughout an area, nation or the world.\n\n2. An epidemic occurring over a very wide area (several countries or continents) and usually affecting a large proportion of the population.\n\n3. A widespread epidemic throughout an area, nation or the world. [EPA 2005b]\n\n4. An epidemic that affects a wide geographic area. [CancerWeb 2005]\n\n5. An epidemic occurring over a very wide area (several countries or continents) and usually affecting a large proportion of the population. [CDC 2005]\n\n6. An epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries, and usually affecting a large number of people. [MERREA 2005]\n\n7. Denoting a disease affecting or attacking the population of an extensive region, country, continent, global; extensively epidemic. [Stedman 2005]",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment; EPA 2005b",
    "CDC 2005",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/pandemic/"
}