GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY -UPSC Current Affairs

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Context

The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared an end to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on May 5, 2023 in New York City, bringing an end to one of the most destructive and painful periods in human history.

EPIDEMIC, ENDEMIC, PANDEMIC: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/outbreak-epidemic-pandemic-and-endemic

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. The WHO defines pandemics, epidemics, and endemics based on a disease's rate of spread. Outline the differences between Epidemic, Endemic and Pandemic.