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an epidemic (επι (epi)- meaning "upon or above" and δεμος (demos)- meaning "people"), occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience.Epidemiologists often consider the term outbreak to be synonymous to epidemic, but the general public typically perceives outbreaks to be more local and less serious than epidemics
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What is the verb and noun for epidemic?
The word 'epidemic' is a noun and an adjective. There is no verb form of the word epidemic.
What is the adverb for epidemic?
The noun or adjective "epidemic" has the rarely-seen adverb form epidemically.
What is adverb for epidemic?
The noun or adjective "epidemic" has the rarely-seen adverb form epidemically.
Is cancer pandemic or epidemic?
epidemic
What was the most recent epidemic in Jamaica in 2014?
The most recent epidemic in Jamaica in 2014 is the AIDS epidemic.
A sentence for epidemic?
Some diseases can be very epidemic.
How do you spell epidemic?
Seriously? Just go google that. P.S. You spelled epidemic correctly, idiot.You spelled the word epidemic correctly. Epidemic is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease.
What is meant by What is the sponsorship opportunity I am requesting a sponsorship form British Airways and it tells me to include this but I don't know what is meant by it?
It is meant to say... What is meant by "What is the sponsorship opportunity?" I am requesting a sponsorship form British Airways and it tells me to include this but I don't know what is meant by it?
A sentence with epidemic?
Epidemic is an outbreak of a disease in a particular area.
Is trichomoniasis an epidemic disease?
Trichomoniasis is not an epidemic disease. It is endemic.
When did Groningen epidemic happen?
Groningen epidemic happened in 1826.
Use epidemic in a sentence?
There was an epidemic outbreak of measles in the summer of 1978. The measles outbreak has reached epidemic proportions in 1978.
