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Not all infectious disease terms are created equal, though often they’re mistakenly used interchangeably. The distinction between the words “pandemic,” “epidemic,” and “endemic” is regularly blurred, even by medical experts. This is because the definition of each term is fluid and changes as diseases become more or less prevalent over time.
While conversational use of these words might not require precise definitions, knowing the difference is important to help you better understand public health news and appropriate public health responses.
Let’s start with basic definitions:
AN EPIDEMIC is a disease that affects a large number of people within a community, population, or region.
A PANDEMIC is an epidemic that’s spread over multiple countries or continents.
ENDEMIC is something that belongs to a particular people or country.
AN OUTBREAK is a greater-than-anticipated increase in the number of endemic cases. It can also be a single case in a new area. If it’s not quickly controlled, an outbreak can become an epidemic.
There are a couple points that are significant about the boy finding his own drawings in the chest.
The chest was long the repository of things important to his mother. Finding his drawings in there showed him how his mother felt about him. He had created something that his mother deemed so important that she could not throw away.
The chest was also the repository of old things, things from the past. By finding his drawings in there, it was proof that his childhood was over, a thing from the past.
This is normally how a conversation takes place between parents and their child while asking for permission.
The phone rings and Rohan’s mother picks up the call.
Rohan (son) : Mom I need to ask you something.
Mother: What is it son?
Rohan: Mom you known that I’m at my friend’s place for his birthday celebration. . .
Mother : Yes. So? What’s the matter?
Rohan : So can I just stay at my friend’s house for tonight?
Mother : No. I’ve permitted you to go at his party, but I can’t permit you to stay at his place.
Rohan : Mom please mom, it is my friend who insisted me to stay by. Rest of my friends are also staying, and their parents even agreed.
Mother : Fine. You may stay, but make sure you don’t involve in any kind of mischievous behavior. And be back tomorrow early morning. You get that?
Rohan : Yes mom. Thank you so much. You’re the best mom.
And they hung up the call !!
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The fast pacing highlights exciting events to keep the reader’s attention.
The fast pacing indicates that the story is moving toward a key event in the text.
Fast pacing focuses more on action than on scenery description and details. In the excerpt, information is provided succinctly in order to further the story quickly. There is no development of the three months it took the pigs to learn how to read and write, for instance. It is only mentioned briefly (highlighted) so as to explain another key event: the renaming of the farm. The characters are not described in detail as well. The information about Snowball being the best writer is also given concisely.
