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.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2011;89:540-541. doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.088815. Doshi argues cogently that the definition of pandemic influenza in 2009 was elusive but does not refer to the classical epidemiological definition of a pandemic.