汎はん発ぱつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

pandemic; widespread

Used in medical or epidemiological contexts to describe a disease that spreads widely, or more generally for something that occurs extensively. Often used as a noun or with する.

• 新しん型がたインフルエンザが汎はん発ぱつした。

  A new type of influenza became pandemic.

• 汎発性はんぱつせいの感かん染せん症しょうに注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

  We need to be careful about widespread infectious diseases.