Assertion: pandemic | /r/UsedFor | refer to the spread of a disease
Facets:
value: despite the fear
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: But despite the fear the word evokes, "pandemic" refers to the spread of a disease, not its potency or deadliness.
text: To be clear, pandemic refers to the spread of the disease and not the severity of the disease itself.
text: Despite the fear that the word evokes, “pandemic” refers to the spread of a disease, not the disease's potency or deadliness.