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There was an epidemic outbreak of measles in the summer of 1978. The measles outbreak has reached epidemic proportions in 1978.
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It seems as though the measles epidemic in this area is almost over.
An epidemic is when many many people seem to contract a disease or illness almost at once.The reason medical professionals recommend flu shots each year is so that the area can avoid an epidemic.London's Bubonic Plague epidemic of 1665 was the worst in that city's history.The Black Plague epidemic killed nearly 1/3 of Europe's population in the Middle Ages.There was an epidemic outbreak of measles in the summer of 1978. The measles outbreak has reached epidemic proportions in 1978.
Dr. Marcus Whitman was a missionary who was killed by native Americans who blamed him for a measles epidemic...
Swine flu started as an epidemic in Mexico and quickly spread throughout the world to become a true pandemic in 2009.Is this just an outbreak of measles in our local area, or is this an epidemic in the entire region?An epidemic of small pox quickly spread through the city.
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Influenza West Nile Hepatitis AIDS/HIV Meningitis SARS Malaria Mumps Measles Smallpox
Measles are caused from a microbe, virus, which is transmitted through contact with a person that caught them. the transmission period where the virus is contagious is about three weeks prior to a person getting them, usually direct contact, sometimes airborne also.
The disease of measles is spread through droplet transmission. The droplets can come from the nose, throat, or mouth. It is a highly contagious disease.
Homelessness is an epidemic, much like measles or malaria. Most homeless are mentally ill or addicted to different things. Being homeless is not a choice, it is an illness.
Another word to describe epidemic is outbreak. For example, when the measles is diagnosed in a school, the epidemic can be widespread or an outbreak can occur among students and teachers.