Dictionary » E » Epidemic

Epidemic

Epidemic

(Science: epidemiology) Occurring suddenly in numbers clearly in excess of normal expectancy, said especially of infectious diseases but applied also to any disease, injury or other health related event occurring in such outbreaks.

Compare: endemic, sporadic.

Origin: gr. Epidemios = prevalent


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



Results from our forum


The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox

... and over again without contributing anything into the ongoing debate. Luckily retardness is not contagious, else gamila might cause a real bad epidemic... i am contributing to the debate but no one will answer/reslove deans paradox to find a way out of the dean paradox what the first bird mate ...

See entire post
by gamila
Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:06 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox
Replies: 120
Views: 2138

The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox

... and over again without contributing anything into the ongoing debate. Luckily retardness is not contagious, else gamila might cause a real bad epidemic...

See entire post
by biohazard
Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:43 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox
Replies: 120
Views: 2138

Re: Fitness and Diet

... as though you are doing a great job.... an inspiration in a society were an increasing % of the western world are contributing to an obesity epidemic. Thudu

See entire post
by thudu
Mon May 11, 2009 9:17 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Fitness and Diet
Replies: 14
Views: 2214

Re: Important unknown nanotech within humans

... Died in Bangkok from SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) – the new disease that he had helped to identify. Thanks to his prompt action, the epidemic was contained in Vietnam. However, because of close daily contact with SARS patients, he contracted the infection. On March 11, he was admitted ...

See entire post
by vincio
Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:36 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Important unknown nanotech within humans
Replies: 28
Views: 6293

There is no HIV?? But there is AIDS??

... though, and can be falsely categorised as AIDS. Any statistics emerging from many parts of Africa must be viewed critically, because the local epidemic surveillance is often much behind of the standards we've used to in the industrialised countries.

See entire post
by biohazard
Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:03 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: There is no HIV?? But there is AIDS??
Replies: 10
Views: 1967
View all matching forum results

This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 4,277 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link