1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AKlC1EuknV"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/epidemic/">Epidemic</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/epidemic/embed/#?secret=AKlC1EuknV" width="600" height="338" title="“Epidemic” — Glossary" data-secret="AKlC1EuknV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Occurring suddenly in numbers clearly in excess of normal expectancy; said especially of infectious diseases but applied also to any disease, injury, or other health-related event occurring in such outbreaks.Term used to describe a wide-spread outbreak of an infectious disease. Compare with endemic.An unusual number of cases of a disease in a given population.Affecting many people in the same geographic area.Spreading quickly through a large part of the population.Outbreak of infectious disease (e.g., influenza) in which many people in a given geographic area are readily affected with the disorder, affecting a large number of people at the same time.Occurrence of a disease in greater-than-expected proportion over a geographic region.An infection that attacks a large group of people; it typically starts in one local area and then spreads to larger segments of a population, sometimes to other countries or even worldwide.An extensive outbreak of a disease, most commonly a contagious or infectious disease, that usually spreads rapidly within a community or region and affects a large number of people at the same time. Epidemics tend to occur suddenly and involve more cases of disease than could be anticipated. The cause of the rapid spread of a disease may be person-to- person contact (especially when overcrowding occurs) or contamination of the public drinking water or general food source.A sudden outbreak of infectious disease that spreads rapidly through the population, affecting a large proportion of people. The commonest epidemics today are of influenza. Compare endemic, pandemic,A term applied to a disease which affects a large number of people in a particular locality at one time. An epidemic disease is usually infectious from person to person, but not necessarily so since many persons in a locality may simply be exposed to the same cause at one time; for example, outbreaks of lead-poisoning are epidemic in this sense.An outbreak of a disease, i.e., a disease that suddenly affects a large group of persons in a geographic region or defined population group.The occurrence of more cases of a disease than expected.An unusually high occurrence of a disease in a certain place during a certain period.An extensive and temporary escalation in the frequency of a contagious ailment, commonly known as BMS, is the subject of discussion. This term typically describes the rise and fall of disease occurrence within a single season of growth, such as Phytophthora infestans, which is a potato blight, Puccinia striiformis, which is yellow rust of wheat, or Venturia inaequalis, which is apple scab. However, the definition and concept do not preclude a similar pattern occurring over a period of several years or seasons. Moreover, in certain tropical regions, the notion of 'seasons' is not readily discernible.Impacting a large number of individuals within a community or population and rapidly disseminating.The term used for a disease that is typically rare in a community for most of the time but suddenly spreads rapidly to impact a large number of people.Outbreaks of novel influenza strains are frequent, happening periodically when the influenza virus mutates into a form to which the population lacks resistance.The abrupt and unexpected surge of a disease in a specific region or community.