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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| French épidémique, from Middle French, from epidemie, noun, epidemic, from Late Latin epidemia, from [[Greek]] epidēmia [[visit]], epidemic, from epidēmos visiting, epidemic, from epi- + dēmos people — more at [[demagogue]] | | French épidémique, from Middle French, from epidemie, noun, epidemic, from Late Latin epidemia, from [[Greek]] epidēmia [[visit]], epidemic, from epidēmos visiting, epidemic, from epi- + dēmos people — more at [[demagogue]] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1603] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1603] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: affecting or tending to [[affect]] a disproportionately large number of [[individuals]] within a [[population]], [[community]], or region at the [[same time]] <typhoid was epidemic> | | *1: affecting or tending to [[affect]] a disproportionately large number of [[individuals]] within a [[population]], [[community]], or region at the [[same time]] <typhoid was epidemic> |
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| In epidemiology, 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]]. The disease is not required to be communicable. An epidemic may be restricted to one locale, or it may be global, in which case it is called a [[pandemic]]. A few cases of a very rare disease may be classified as an epidemic, while many cases of a common disease (such as the common cold) would not. | | In epidemiology, 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]]. The disease is not required to be communicable. An epidemic may be restricted to one locale, or it may be global, in which case it is called a [[pandemic]]. A few cases of a very rare disease may be classified as an epidemic, while many cases of a common disease (such as the common cold) would not. |
| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
− | *[http://www.laprp.com/article.php?aid=348 Video Discussion of the Prostate Cancer Epidemic] | + | *[https://www.laprp.com/article.php?aid=348 Video Discussion of the Prostate Cancer Epidemic] |
− | *[http://vlab.infotech.monash.edu.au/simulations/cellular-automata/epidemic/ Monash Virtual Laboratory] - Simulations of epidemic spread across a landscape | + | *[https://vlab.infotech.monash.edu.au/simulations/cellular-automata/epidemic/ Monash Virtual Laboratory] - Simulations of epidemic spread across a landscape |
− | *[http://www.christianwalks.org/churchgodpro/disease.htm Maping the Outbreaks] | + | *[https://www.christianwalks.org/churchgodpro/disease.htm Maping the Outbreaks] |
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| [[Category: Health]] | | [[Category: Health]] |
| [[Category: Biology]] | | [[Category: Biology]] |