Epidemic
The high prevalence of a disease in a given area or environment. An epidemic that occurs over a wide geographical area, encompassing at least a few countries is called a pandemic.
Epidemic: Widespread outbreak of a disease.
Ergonomics: The study of people adjusting to their work environment; the science of adapting working conditions to the worker.
epidemic curve A histogram that shows the course of a disease outbreak or epidemic by plotting the number of cases by time of onset.
epidemic period A time period when the number of cases of disease reported is greater than expected.
epidemic : Widespread outbreak of a disease, or a large number of cases of a disease in a single community or relatively small area.
Epidemic: Sudden disease occurrence in numbers clearly in excess of normal expectancy.
Eukaryotic: A single-celled or multi-cellular organism whose cells contain a distinct membrane-bound nucleus.
A widespread epidemic throughout an area, nation or the world.
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sensitivity The ability of a system to detect epidemics and other changes in disease occurrence. The proportion of persons with disease who are correctly identified by a screening test or case definition as having disease.
"The new evidence shows that political interference in climate science is no longer a series of isolated incidents but a system-wide epidemic," says UCS's Francesca Grifo.
Epidemic The outbreak of a disease which affects a large number and/or proportion of individuals in a population at the same time.
Methylmercury, which has found wide use as a mold killer, penetrates the brain and is a potent neurotoxin. Methylmercury also crosses the placenta and as a result, large numbers of pregnant women who were exposed in past methylmercury epidemics bore ...
 See also: Environment, Environmental, Reduce, Population, Well
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