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outbreak of epidemic disease

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  • Epidemic — More than the expected number of cases of disease occurring in a community or region during a given period of time. A sudden severe outbreak within a region or a group as, for example, AIDS in Africa or AIDS in intravenous drug users. By contrast …   Medical dictionary

  • epidemic — I. adjective Etymology: French épidémique, from Middle French, from epidemie, noun, epidemic, from Late Latin epidemia, from Greek epidēmia visit, epidemic, from epidēmos visiting, epidemic, from epi + dēmos people more at demagogue Date: 1603 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Epidemic — For other uses, see Epidemic (disambiguation). In epidemiology, an epidemic (επι (epi) meaning upon or above and δεμος (demos) meaning people ), occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period,… …   Wikipedia

  • epidemic — epidemically, adv. epidemicity /ep i deuh mis i tee/, n. /ep i dem ik/, adj. 1. Also, epidemical. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently… …   Universalium

  • epidemic — endemic, epidemic An endemic disease is one that is regularly or only found among a particular people or in a particular region, whereas an epidemic disease is a temporary but widespread outbreak of a disease. Epidemic, but not endemic, also… …   Modern English usage

  • epidemic — n. a sudden outbreak of infectious disease that spreads rapidly through the population, affecting a large proportion of people. The commonest epidemics today are of influenza. Compare: endemic, pandemic Derivatives: epidemic adj …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Disease surveillance — is an epidemiological practice by which the spread of disease is monitored in order to establish patterns of progression. The main role of disease surveillance is to predict, observe, and minimize the harm caused by outbreak, epidemic, and… …   Wikipedia

  • epidemic — [adj] widespread catching, communicable, contagious, endemic, general, infectious, pandemic, prevailing, prevalent, rampant, rife, sweeping, wide ranging; concepts 314,537 Ant. limited epidemic [n] widespread disease contagion, endemic, growth,… …   New thesaurus

  • Outbreak — For other uses, see Outbreak (disambiguation). Outbreak is a term used in epidemiology to describe an occurrence of disease greater than would otherwise be expected at a particular time and place. It may affect a small and localized group or… …   Wikipedia

  • Disease surveillance in China — Further information: Disease surveillance Surveillance for communicable diseases is the main public health surveillance activity in China. Currently, the disease surveillance system in China has three major components:[1] National Disease… …   Wikipedia

  • epidemic — 1. noun 1) an epidemic of typhoid Syn: outbreak, plague, pandemic, epizootic 2) a joyriding epidemic Syn: spate, rash, wave, eruption, outbreak, craze; flood, torrent; …   Thesaurus of popular words

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