Die Pandemie
Example: Die Pandemie hat das Gesundheitssystem stark belastet.
Definition
"die Pandemie" refers to a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease that affects a large number of people across multiple countries or continents, causing significant health, social, and economic impacts. It highlights the extensive and uncontrolled spread of illness.
Etymology
The word "die Pandemie" comes from the Greek 'pandēmía', meaning 'pertaining to all people'. It combines 'pan-' meaning 'all' and 'dēmos' meaning 'people'. Did you know that the term was initially used in ancient times to describe diseases affecting entire communities or populations?
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"Die Pandemie" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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