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Micheal
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Micheal asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsInfectious Diseases · 6 months ago

Is it right to call Coronavirus a pandemic?

They don't call Cancer or Stroke or Dementia or any other sickness that is rife a pandemic but yet they are pandemics.

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  • Anonymous
    6 months ago
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    Those examples you gave aren't highly contagious and easily spreadable to infect anyone and everyone. 

  • Anonymous
    6 months ago

     Cancer or Stroke or Dementia are not infectious. But Covid is troll. 

  • Andy C
    Lv 7
    6 months ago

    Clogs hospitals with COVID-19 patients, thusly making the hospitals turn away otherwise sick people all acrosstheworld = PANDEMIC.

    Consider yourself educated. 

  • Anonymous
    6 months ago

    You clearly do not understand the word pandemic.

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