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Meanings of epidemic in inglês

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Rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time.

doença epidêmica
português
epidêmico

(Especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously.

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Examples for "endemic"
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However, the priority of each use case varies with different endemic settings.
Pubmed
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Polio remains endemic in four countries -Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan.
Reuters
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Finally, consider whether this kind of situation is endemic at your firm.
BBC
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Polio is now endemic in just three countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
The Guardian
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Background: Research has suggested that disordered gambling is endemic to Cambodian refugees.
Pubmed
Usage of epidemic in inglês
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Ultimately, however, the obesity epidemic requires a major focus on primary prevention.
Pubmed
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An epidemic of infectious diseases brought great psychological pressure to the public.
Pubmed
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Public health measures were decisive in controlling the SARS epidemic in 2003.
Pubmed
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The water crisis in Burundi is an epidemic for the children there.
Ebony
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Let me ask your opinion, Father, about this epidemic of predatory priests.
Boston noir
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In the latter case however, the hepatitis C epidemic cautions against complacency.
Pubmed
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However, he said it was too soon to declare the epidemic over.
Radio NZ
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Aug. 15: MSF says epidemic will take about six months to control.
Reuters
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Something else clearly played a role in reversing New York's crime epidemic.
The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference
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Implementation of environmental and control measures brought the epidemic to an end.
Pubmed
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They have seen families, indeed entire communities, destroyed by the drugs epidemic.
The Irish Times
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The government says Germany is still at the beginning of the epidemic.
Reuters
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The World Health Organisation has labelled diabetes the next major world epidemic.
The Irish Times
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And he says depression is a modern health epidemic in our culture.
Radio NZ
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The streets were full of it; in Harvard it became an epidemic.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume I, Part 2: 1866-1875
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Pandemic An epidemic of serious disease spreading rapidly in many countries simultaneously.
BBC
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