Epidemic refers to the alarming rate of spread of a disease in a particular group of people in one country. In contrast, the pandemic is a type of epidemic but with a larger range that can affect a huge number of people from different countries worldwide. An example of an epidemic is the spread of polio in the United States in 1916, where there are 27,000 cases of reported infection with 6,000 deaths. This event refers to an epidemic because it exclusively occurs in New York City. Conversely, an example of a pandemic is the current crisis of the coronavirus or COVID-19, which is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Pandemics receive more media attention because it happens in a large range of areas or across countries, and different media outlets will cover the news. It is also one way to prevent the further spread of the disease by informing other countries about the development of the disease in a country.