Question

multiple choice question
the spread of an epidemic across continents is said to be a(n)
○ epidemic
○ sporadic
○ pandemic
○ endemic

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the definitions:

• Epidemic: Occurs in a community/region.
• Sporadic: Occasional, isolated cases.
• Pandemic: Spreads across multiple continents (global scale).
• Endemic: Regularly found in a particular area.

The question describes spread across continents, so "pandemic" matches.

Answer:

B. pandemic (assuming the options are ordered as epidemic, sporadic, pandemic, endemic; correcting the option order interpretation: the third option is pandemic which fits the cross - continent spread definition)