Correct Answer: Epidemic

Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Ep idemic is a term used to describe the occurrence of a disease that spreads rapidly and affects a significantly larger number of people than usual within a specific population, community, or geographic area.

The meanings of other words are as follows:

• Pandemic is an epidemic of a disease that has spread across a large geographic area, affecting multiple countries or continents, and impacting a significant proportion of the population.
• Eradicate means to completely eliminate or destroy something, especially a problem, disease, or threat.
• Endemic refers to the constant presence or usual prevalence of a particular disease or condition within a specific population, geographic area, or community.

Therefore, the right answer is epidemic .