Epidemics [epidemie]

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Definition

Sudden outbreaks of a disease in a country or region not previously recognized in that area, or a rapid increase in the number of new cases of a previous existing endemic disease. Epidemics can also refer to outbreaks of disease in animal or plant populations.

Annotation
coordinate IM with specific disease / epidemiol (IM) & specify geographic location if pertinent; differentiate from DISEASE OUTBREAKS, follow terminology in text
DUI
D058872 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0006567
Previous indexing
Disease Outbreaks (1966-2010)
History note
2011; use DISEASE OUTBREAKS 1968-2010
Public note
2011; see DISEASE OUTBREAKS 1968-2010