Pest which occurs regularly and in serious manner is known as

A. Epidemic

B. Pandemic

C. Endemic

D. None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Pest which occurs regularly and in serious manner is known as Epidemic.
An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of hosts in a given population within a short period.
By the early 17^th century, the terms endemic and epidemic referred to contrasting conditions of population-level disease, with the endemic condition at low rates of occurrence and the epidemic condition widespread.