Epidemic
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epidemic-172-15104446
title:
Epidemic
text:
An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of hosts in a given population within a short period of time. For example, in meningococcal infections, an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered an epidemic. Epidemics of infectious disease are generally caused by several factors including a change in the ecology of the host population, a genetic change in the pathogen reservoir or the introduction of an emerging pathogen to a host
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Rapid spread of disease affecting a large number of people in a short time
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemic
date created:
2002-08-02T14:31:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T00:03:51Z
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