Betekenis van:
epidemic

epidemic
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • besmettelijke ziekte die zich zeer snel uitbreidt
  • a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

Hyperoniemen

Hyponiemen

epidemic
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • (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"

    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. An epidemic disease broke out.
    2. Obesity is a national epidemic.
    3. An epidemic has broken out.
    4. Individualism is the 21st century's epidemic.
    5. His prompt action prevented an epidemic.
    6. A serious epidemic has broken out in Beijing.
    7. The administration of a new drug curbed the epidemic.
    8. Adoptions have gone up 600% since the epidemic of vagina dentata began.
    9. Both parties shall be released from their respective obligations in the event of national emergency, war or prohibitive governmental regulations, civil commotion, epidemic, fire, flood, industrial action, failure of payment systems, default of suppliers or subcontractors or damage to any computer or telecommunications systems or if any other cause beyond the control of the parties shall render performance of this agreement impossible.
    10. The epidemic is under control
    11. Case classification for the inter-epidemic period
    12. where applicable, listings of all dispatches to market or dispatches due to an animal welfare problem during the epidemic,
    13. The epidemic is not under control and the number of holdings where avian influenza has been confirmed is rising
    14. During an avian influenza epidemic there is always a significant risk that hobby and pet birds are hidden and constitute an ongoing risk of infection.
    15. This detected avian influenza virus strain is of subtype H5N2 and therefore different from the strain currently causing the epidemic in Asia.