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epidemic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
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an epidemic outbreak of influenza.
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So when a bad epidemic comes through years later, it can do some serious damage.
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The doctor said his greatest concern now is the economic impact of the epidemic.
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Meanwhile, in the north and west of the country, a second epidemic has surfaced.
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The newspaper said epidemic levels are when more than 378 cases occur in a week.
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The concern is that this may be the case in the current whooping cough epidemic.
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Many AIDS experts view that as a breakthrough that might help slow the epidemic.
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Where are the patriotic optimists to counter the national epidemic of pessimism?
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In addition to creating green jobs it will also help solve the obesity epidemic.
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The latest bulletins from the NCDC report that the epidemic has passed its peak.
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- A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
- (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"
- In epidemiology, an epidemic (epi- meaning "upon or above" and demic- meaning "people"), occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is "expected," based on recent experience (the number of new cases in the ...
- Epidemic! is a real-time strategy game in which the player stands in control of a world on the brink of extinction. A space-borne plague has hit the planet and the player must stem the epidemic as quickly as possible and with minimal loss of life.
- Epidemie is the fifth studio album by the Polish heavy metal band Turbo. It was released in 1989 in Poland through Polskie Nagrania Muza. In 1990 English version of the album entitled Epidemic was released through Metalmaster Records.
- Epidemic was an American thrash metal band of late 1980s and early 1990s, part of the Bay Area thrash scene.
- Epidemic is a 1987 film directed by Lars von Trier. It is the second of Trier's films known collectively as the Europa trilogy. The other two films in the trilogy are The Element of Crime (1984) and Europa (1991).
- Andy Dixon (born 1979) is a Canadian musician and graphic designer, who gained notoriety as a member of the North Vancouver punk rock band d.b.s. He founded the record label Ache Records, and later played in The Red Light Sting. ...
- A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population; An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread
