Question

Which of the following definitions is INCORRECT? Which of the following definitions is INCORRECT? epidemic: a disease that is constantly present across the world endemic: a disease that is constantly present in a population pandemic: a disease that affects a large number of people in the world in a short time incidence: number of new cases of a disease

Answer 1

Answer:

epidemic: a disease that is constantly present across the world.

Explanation:

An epidemic is a sudden outbreak of a disease that spreads over a large area within a short period.

Endemic disease is a disease that is found regularly within an area at every point in time.

Pandemic disease is a disease that is prevalent  over the whole world within a short period.

Incidence is the number of newly reported cases of a disease.

From the definition of each of the term. epidemic is the only one defined incorrectly of all the options.