Is Ebola considered a pandemic or an epidemic?

The current Dictionary of Epidemiology (5th edition) confirms Pandemic to mean "... An epidemic occurring worldwide or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries, and usually affecting a large number of people. read more

Ebola was an epidemic. An epidemic is an outbreak of disease that attacks many peoples at about the same time and may spread through one or several communities in a specific geographic region. A pandemic is when an epidemic spreads throughout the world. read more

Terms like outbreak, epidemic and pandemic are often used interchangeably, but there is a difference. read more

Ebola would be an epidemic. The difference between a pandemic and an epidemic is the population size and locality of infection. An epidemic is a greater than normal amount of infection in a particular area or when infection occurs in an area that isn't normally associated with a certain disease. read more