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.
Swine flu-- A new type that spread worldwide during 2009-2010, causing the first flu pandemic -- global outbreak of disease -- caused by a new flu virus in more than 40 years. It's estimated that the pandemic caused more than 12,000 flu-related deaths in the U.S.