epidemic
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The typical incubation period for the virus is between one and six weeks, WHO epidemic prevention chief Maria Van Kerkhove said Tuesday -- suggesting infection among the Dutch couple before boarding.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
“We do believe that there may be some human-to-human transmission that’s happening among the really close contacts,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said Tuesday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch said there was now "an epidemic of violence against Jewish people" that had become "a national emergency".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Surgeon General declared loneliness an epidemic in 2023, Stier’s group initiated an effort called Project Connection.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
In contrast, New Guineans have been living in societies where human numbers were too low for epidemic diseases of dense populations to evolve.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Human Geography - Middle School
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