Look up: epizootic

1. Epizootic
   In epizoology, an epizootic (from Greek epi- upon + zoion animal) is a disease that appears as new cases in a given animal population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is "expected" based on recent experience (i.e. a sharp elevation in the incidence rate). Epidemic i...
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2. Epizootic
   The widespread or simultaneous occurrence of a disease in a large proportion of an animal population.
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3. epizootic
   [adj] - (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region
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4. Epizootic
   Describes an illness that can occur in more that one species e.g. mange in dogs is the same condition as scabies in humans and the strain of tuberculosis that affects humans can affect the (European) badger
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5. Epizootic
   Epizootic: An epidemic outbreak of disease in an animal population, often with the implication that it may extend to humans. For example, Rift Valley fever (RVF) primarily affects livestock and can cause disease in a large number of domestic animals -- an 'epizootic' -- and the presence of an RVF ep...
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6. epizootic
   of a disease, attacking many animals in any region at the same time; widely diffused and rapidly spreading Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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7. epizootic
   Veterinary equivalent of an epidemic.
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8. epizootic
   <zoology> Veterinary equivalent of an epidemic. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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9. epizootic
   adjective (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; `an epizootic disease`
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10. epizootic
    (ep″ĭ-zo-ot´ik) attacking many animals in any region at the same time; widely diffused and rapidly spreading.
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11. epizootic
    epizootic 1. Common among animals. 2. A disease affecting a large number of animals simultaneously, corresponding to 'epidemic' in humans.
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12. epizootic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-zō-ot′ik Definitions: 1. Denoting a temporal pattern of disease occurrence in an animal population in which the disease occurs with a frequency clearly in excess of the expected frequency in that population during a given time interval. 2. An outbreak ...
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13. EPIZOOTIC
    Attacking many animals over a short period of time, with resulting high morbidity (high percentage of animals becoming ill); said of infectious disease agents. Also, an acute disease outbreak
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