Outbreak is a classification used in epidemiology to describe a small, localized group of people or organisms infected with a disease. Such groups are often confined to a village or a small area.
Outbreak
Virus outbreaks occur when a virus bypasses infection control measures and a relatively high number of infections are observed where no cases or sporadic cases occurred in the past.
Outbreak
Merozoites burst out of red blood cells to infect more cells
This outburst is associated with bouts of fever
Some merozoites develop into gametocytes ...
Sudden outbreak of infectious disease that spreads rapidly through a population ...
During an outbreak of cholera in London in 1854, John Snow plotted on a map the location of all the cases he learned of. Water in that part of London was pumped from wells located in the various neighborhoods.
secondary outbreak. The increase of a nontarget pest to harmful levels following a pesticide application, caused by destruction of natural enemies that normally control the nontarget pest.
possible outbreaks and the potential horrific results that a pandemic
could produce is really a cold dose of reality. Diseases ranging from
Avian Bird Flu to Hanta Virus to SARS to Ebola to HIV to cholera have ...
At Sandia National Laboratories, a project is under way to help doctors quickly identify and contain disease outbreaks, especially infectious diseases.
In the 20th century, there were two unexpected outbreaks of virally-caused disease.
Some sholars speculate that an outbreak of wild ergot may have been responsible for the hallucinations associated with the Great Awakening in 17th century America.
Epizootic: A disease outbreak within an insect population.
Exoskeleton: A skeleton or supportive structure on the outside of an insect body.
Exotic: Introduced from another country or continent (e.g., introduced insect pest).
4. a sudden increase, proliferation, appearance or outbreak, as in population explosion, Cambrian explosion of animal forms, explosion of colour Origin: L. Explosio a driving off by clapping: cf. F. Explosion explosion. See explode.
Many other outbreaks have occurred since that time, though none have been as deadly.
Another rod-shaped bacteria, Salmonella enteritidis can be found in raw eggs and has become the number one cause of food-poisoning outbreaks in the US.
2.4 Growth of Salmonella enteritidis Speed x 360 ...
Removal of a competing species can cause the ecological release of a population explosion in that species competitor. Pesticides sprayed on wheat fields often result in a secondary pest outbreak as more-tolerant-to-pesticide species expand once less ...
 See also: Human, Animal, Organ, Trans, Virus
  
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