epidemics
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noun
- A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.
- An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
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pandemicepizooticplaguelikepestilentialepiphytoticplagueypestilentdiseasesepidemiologicalepidemiologistsepidemiologyepizooticsinfestationsoutbreakoutbreakspandemics