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outbreak

  (out'brāk') pronunciation
n.
  1. A sudden increase: an outbreak of influenza.
  2. A sudden eruption; an outburst: “an outbreak of strikes, violent agitation, and arrests” (Samuel Chew).

 
 
Thesaurus: outbreak

noun

  1. A sudden increase in something, as the occurrence of a disease: epidemic, plague, rash2. See increase/decrease.
  2. The act of emerging violently from limits or restraints: eruption, explosion, outburst. See explosion/collapse.
  3. A sudden violent expression, as of emotion: access, blowup, burst, eruption, explosion, fit2, flare-up, gust, outburst. See explosion/collapse.

 
Antonyms: outbreak

n

Definition: very sudden happening
Antonyms: conclusion, end, finale


 

n. the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome, such as war, disease, etc.: the outbreak of World War II.

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Wikipedia: outbreak

Outbreak is a classification used in epidemiology to describe a small, localized group of people or organisms infected with a disease. Such groups are often confined to a village or a small area. Outbreaks may also refer to epidemics, which affect a region in a country or a group of countries, or pandemics, which describe global disease outbreaks.

Outbreak Investigation

When investigating disease outbreaks, the epidemiology profession has developed a number of widely accepted steps. As described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these include the following[1]:

  • Identify the existence of the outbreak: is the group of ill persons normal for the time of year, geographic area, etc.?
  • Verify the diagnosis related to the outbreak
  • Create a case definition to define who/what is included as a case
  • Complete descriptive epidemiology: describe outbreak with respect to time, place, and people
  • Develop a hypothesis: what appears to be causing the outbreak?
  • Study hypothesis: collect data and perform analysis
  • Refine hypothesis and carry out further study
  • Develop and implement control and prevention systems
  • Release findings to greater community

Types

  • Common source (Point source)
  • Propagated
  • Continuous source
  • Zoonotic

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.cdc.gov/excite/classroom/outbreak/steps.htm

 
Translations: Translations for: Outbreak

Dansk (Danish)
n. - udbrud, opstand

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitbarsting, opstand

Français (French)
n. - déclenchement, éruption, déclaration

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausbruch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξέσπασμα, (μτφ.) έκρηξη, έναρξη

Italiano (Italian)
esplosione, insurrezione, scoppio, epidemia, eruzione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - erupção (f), estouro (m), deflagração (de guerra)

Русский (Russian)
вспышка

Español (Spanish)
n. - erupción, explosión, brote, epidemia, ola, arrebato, arranque, estallido, insurrección, levantamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utbrott, resning, uppror

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
爆发, 暴动

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 爆發, 暴動

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 발발, 폭동

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 勃発, 急激な発生, 暴動

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نشوب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התפרצות‬


 
 

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