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What does epidemic mean?
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Asked 4/29/2009 8:04:41 AM
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Asked 4/29/2009 8:04:41 AM
Updated 7/12/2014 9:46:44 AM
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In epidemiology, an epidemic 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.
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In epidemiology, an epidemic (from Greek epi- upon + demos people) occurs when new cases of a certain disease occur in a given human population, during a given period, substantially exceed what is "expected," based on recent experience (the number of new cases in the population during a specified period of time is called the "incidence rate").
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