Look up: epidemic


  1. Epidemic
    [disambiguation] Epidemic may also refer to: ...
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  2. epidemic
    A change in the amount of disease in a population in time and space. .
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  3. Epidemic
    A widespread and severe, temporary increase in the incidence of an infectious disease, particularly within a season.
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  4. epidemic
    [adj] - (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease 2. [n] - a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease
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  5. Epidemic
    a term used to describe a disease that is rare then suddenly affects more people than usually expected
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  6. Epidemic
    An epidemic is a sudden outbreak of disease that spreads through a population in a short amount of time.
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  7. Epidemic
    A disease that affects many individuals in a population at the same time
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  8. epidemic
    An infection that occurs at a level greater than expected.
    Found op http://www.bmb.leeds.ac.uk/mbiology/ug/ugteach/icu8/glossary/glossary.html

  9. Epidemic
    Epidemic: The occurrence of more cases of a disease than would be expected in a community or region during a given time period. A sudden severe outbreak of a disease such as SARS. From the Greek 'epi-', 'upon' + 'demos', 'people or population' = 'epidemos' = 'upon the population.' See also: Endemic;...
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  10. Epidemic
    The outbreak of a disease which affects a large number and/or proportion of individuals in a population at the same time.
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  11. Epidemic
    Ep`i·dem'ic noun [ Confer Epidemy .] 1. (Medicine) An epidemic disease. 2. Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic of terror.
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  12. epidemic
    <epidemiology> Occurring suddenly in numbers clearly in excess of normal expectancy, said especially of infectious diseases but applied also to any disease, injury or other health related event occurring in such outbreaks. ... Compare: endemic, sporadic. ... Origin: Gr. Epidemios = prevalent ....
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  1. epidemic
    adjective (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`
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  2. epidemic
    noun a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
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  3. epidemic
    widespread disease
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  4. epidemic
    (ep″ĭ-dem´ik) occuring suddenly in numbers clearly in excess of normal expectancy, in contrast to endemic or sporadic. The term is used especially of infectious diseases but is also applied to any disease, injury, or other health-related event occurring in such outbreaks.
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  5. Epidemic
    • (a.) Alt. of Epidemical • (n.) An epidemic disease. • (n.) Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic of terror.
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  6. epidemic
    an occurrence of disease that is temporarily of high prevalence. An epidemic occurring over a wide geographical area (e.g., worldwide) is called a ... [20 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/36

  7. epidemic
    (Gr. epidmios prevalent) occurring suddenly in numbers clearly in excess of normal expectancy; said especially of infectious diseases but applied also to any disease, injury, or other health-related event occurring in such outbreaks. Cf. endemic and sporadic.
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  8. epidemic
    epidemic (ep' i DEM ik) 1. Widespread, over or among many people at the same time; such as, a disease. 2. A special reference to a human contagious disease. 3. The rapid widespread occurrence of a fad, fashion, etc.
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  9. epidemic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-dem′ik Definitions: 1. The occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health-related events clearly in excess of normal expectancy; the word is also used to describe outbreaks of disease in animals...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=29693

  10. Epidemic
    [band] ==History== Epidemic was formed in 1986 in Palo Alto by bassist Mark Bodine, guitarist Guy Higbey, guitarist Erik Moggridge, and their friend Ted Kamp on drums to play the senior night talent show at their high school. After playing a set of two songs (a cover of Metallica`s Creeping ...
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  11. Epidemic
    [film] 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). Co-written by Niels Vørsel, focuses on the screenwriting process. Vør...
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  12. Epidemic
    In epidemiology, an epidemic (επί (epi)- meaning "upon or above" and δήμος (demos)- 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.{rp|354} Epidemiologist...
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  13. epidemic
    The occurrence of a disease in a geographically localized population over a limited period of time; it usually refers to infectious disease which spreads from case to case by carriers. Epidemics arise from importation of infection, after environmental changes favoring infectious organism or due to a...
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