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epidemic
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epidemic (Disease), noun ailment, contagion, disease, endemic, illness, infection, malady, pandemic, plague, scourge, sickness
Associated concepts: antiepidemic law, epidemic law, pandemic
epidemic (Large scale), noun a far-reaching occurrence, a rampant situation, a universal situation, a wideepread situation, acceleration, an omnibus situation, burreoning number, comprehensiveness, extensiveness, flurry, increasing number, mounting number, upsurge, upturn
Associated concepts: class action
See also: contagious, current, disease, far reaching, general, pestilent, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, rife
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The time course of the reproduction number during an outbreak can be inferred from the epidemic curve (19,20).
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Once data is entered, the application automatically generates control memos to alert affected departments, it tracks all details of the outbreak, including line listings, case definitions, epidemic curves, associated costs and control measures.
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