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An epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across a large region (multiple countries or continents) and affects a large number of people.
La pandemia di COVID-19 ha avuto un impatto globale.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a global impact.
The term is often used in medical and public health contexts.
Use 'pandemia' when referring to widespread outbreaks of disease affecting large populations across regions.
From Greek 'pan-' (all) + 'demos' (people), meaning 'affecting all the people'.
The term is often used in the context of public health and epidemiology.