epidemic
Example Sentences
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Such mixing could reshape seasonal influenza, triggering "chaotic and unpredictable seasonal epidemics".
From BBC
But in 2016 several Balkan nations curtailed major epidemics of the same disease through swift action, mass vaccination and culls in about three months.
From Barron's
The musician who once spent hours poring over hardcore zines to track down the latest 7-inch records from bands popping up around the country like outbreaks in an epidemic now turned his mania toward jazz.
From Los Angeles Times
Officially, the death count in South Sudan is nearly 1,600, making it the worst cholera epidemic in the country’s history.
From Salon
The years after World War II saw what might be called an epidemic of life.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
