epidemic
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Obesity is an "escalating global epidemic", says the WHO.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Loneliness is an epidemic among both young people and older people. Living together helps bring different energy, skills and opportunities into the space that we wouldn’t normally have. It helps counter stereotypes.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Last year’s tally was the highest in a single year since the devastating 1989-91 measles epidemic, which resulted in more than 55,000 cases and 166 suspected deaths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
In the 2018-20 epidemic, the second deadliest on record, it took 10 months for Ebola cases to reach that mark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
His recommendation to the German government: if it wanted to do something about the epidemic, it needed to end the malnutrition, overcrowding, and poor hygiene.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
But it remains highly controversial, not least because Kenya must hand over personal health data of its citizens, which could be used by US pharmaceutical labs to prepare for future epidemics.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
For many people, plague brings to mind rats, crowded medieval towns, and the devastating epidemics that spread across Europe during and after the Middle Ages.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
At first glance, Villarreal may seem like a small fish, her case representing a tiny story in the larger picture of journalists all over the country covering wars, epidemics, and global economic policy.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2026
She covered the beverage industry, then SARS, flu, Ebola and other epidemics and chronic diseases as a public health reporter in the Atlanta bureau.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
During epidemics this is where they are to be found in the majority of the host population, and it generally goes well.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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Human Geography - Middle School
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