Boils on the neck. Some people are very prone to infections in the hot sweaty areas and skin creases and occasionally one can be left with a permanent small lump... Question. I sometimes get boils on my neck, which my GP has said is probably connected to my psoriasis. I have had a boil for around two weeks now, which is longer than usual.
â¢ PANDEMIC (noun) The noun PANDEMIC has 1 sense: 1. an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world. Familiarity information: PANDEMIC used as a noun is very rare.
The same is true for Ebola, which is now being termed an epidemic. A pandemic on the other hand refers to a worldwide epidemic, which could have started off as outbreak, escalated to the level of an epidemic and eventually spread to a number of countries across continents. The 2009 flu pandemic is a good example.