epidemic – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
epidemic
n.
outbreak, plague, something which spreads quickly (i.e. a disease)
adj.
(about a disease) affecting many people at once; widespread, very common
Epidemic
An
epidemic (from
Greek ἐπί
epi "upon or above" and δῆμος
demos "people") is the rapid spread of
infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time, usually two weeks or less. For example, in
meningococcal infections, an
attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered an epidemic.
Epidemic!
Epidemic! is a
real-time strategy game in which the player stands in control of a world on the brink of extinction.
epidemic
Noun
1. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
(hypernym) outbreak, eruption, irruption
(hyponym) pandemic
Adjective
1. (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"
(antonym) endemic, endemical
(similar) pandemic
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
epidemic
n.
epidemie
epidemic
Rzecz.
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