1) Epidemic 2) Epizooty
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1) Epidemic 2) French word used in English
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In epizoology, an epizootic (from Greek epi- upon + zoon 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 is the analogous term applied to human populations.....
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<zoology> Veterinary equivalent of an epidemic. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(ep″ĭ-zo-ot´ik) attacking many animals in any region at the same time; widely diffused and rapidly spreading.
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The term used for an epidemic that occurs within an animal population.
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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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The widespread or simultaneous occurrence of a disease in a large proportion of an animal population.
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Veterinary equivalent of an epidemic.
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Ep`i·zo·öt'ic adjective [ Confer French
épizoötique .]
1. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to an epizoön.
2. (Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like. [ Obsolete] «
Epizoötic mountains are of secondary f...
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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 (epidemic) of disease in an animal population. &.....
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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 epizootic can lead to an epidemic among humans who a...
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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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adj] - (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region
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epizootic 1. Common among animals. 2. A disease affecting a large number of animals simultaneously, corresponding to 'epidemic' in humans.
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A disease that spreads quickly among crowded animals, such as viral enteritis (duck plague), which may kill hundreds or thousands of waterfowl.
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an unusually large number of new cases of a disease within a population.
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adjective (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; `an epizootic disease`
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A disease outbreak within an insect population.
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Temporarily prevalent and widespread disease in an animal population.
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