pandemic
Disease without borders
A pandemic is an outbreak of disease that spreads across multiple countries or continents, affecting large populations.
Distinguished from an epidemic, which is more geographically contained: The 1918 flu pandemic killed millions worldwide.
The word gained everyday currency during the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020.
Figuratively, pandemic describes anything spreading uncontrollably: a pandemic of misinformation.
Enforced restriction on movement
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- stay-at-homeNot one to travel
- shelter-in-placeRemain indoors for safety
curfew · restrictions · closure · shutdown · masking · mandate · reopening · bubble
Sending of information
- spreadTo distribute widely
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
communicable · vector · carrier · viral · airborne · droplet · contact-tracing · super-spreader
Deadly epidemic disease
- choleraBacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- smallpoxDeadly pustular viral infection
- polioParalytic viral infection
- SARSViral pneumonia syndrome
MERS · H1N1 · Ebola · AIDS · COVID-19 · coronavirus · 1918 · outbreak
Disease prevention injection
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- antiviralAgent blocking viral spread
treatment · hospitalization · ICU · intubation · respirator · oxygen · symptoms · fever
Systematic observation of subjects
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- mortalityState of eventual death
- morbidityDisease occurrence rate
modeling · curve · flattening · wave · surge · peak · plateau · contact-tracing
Forceful interruption of process
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
isolation · loneliness · grief · loss · misinformation · infodemic · Zoom · virtual
lockdown
Enforced restriction on movement
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- isolationComplete separation from others
- stay-at-homeNot one to travel
shelter-in-place · curfew · restrictions · closure · shutdown · masking · mandate · reopening · bubble · screening
transmission
Sending of information
- spreadTo distribute widely
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
pathogen · communicable · vector · carrier · viral · airborne · droplet · contact-tracing · super-spreader · asymptomatic
plague
Deadly epidemic disease
- choleraBacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- smallpoxDeadly pustular viral infection
- polioParalytic viral infection
SARS · MERS · H1N1 · Ebola · AIDS · COVID-19 · coronavirus · 1918 · outbreak · pestilence
vaccine
Disease prevention injection
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- boosterSomething that increases strength
antiviral · treatment · hospitalization · ICU · intubation · respirator · oxygen · symptoms · fever · testing
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- mortalityState of eventual death
morbidity · modeling · curve · flattening · wave · surge · peak · plateau · contact-tracing · cluster
disruption
Forceful interruption of process
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
fear · isolation · loneliness · grief · loss · misinformation · infodemic · Zoom · virtual · unemployment
- disastersdisaster, earthquake, earthquakes, catastrophe, floods
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- global healthdisease, World Health Organization, medications, vaccinations, outbreaks
- illnessdisease, sickness, illness, ailment, disorder
- pandemiclockdowns, COVID-19, outbreak, COVID, SARS-CoV
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, community health
pandemiceradicated
Totally destroyed or removed
eliminated · rare · uncommon · isolated · sporadic
pandemichealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · normalcy · disease-free · immunity · herd immunity
- COVID pandemicWorldwide coronavirus health crisis
- pandemic relief
- pandemic fatigueBurnout from extended outbreak
- pandemic responseActions taken during outbreaks
- global pandemicDisease affecting all countries
- flu pandemicWorldwide outbreak of influenza