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Epidemics  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • coordinate IM with specific disease / epidemiol (IM) & specify geographic location if pertinent; differentiate from DISEASE OUTBREAKS, follow terminology in text

Scope note

  • Sudden outbreaks of a disease in a country or region not previously recognized in that area, or a rapid increase in the number of new cases of a previous existing endemic disease. Epidemics can also refer to outbreaks of disease in animal or plant populations.

History note

  • 2011; use DISEASE OUTBREAKS 1968-2010

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D058872

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