epidemic
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Mr. Fountain imagines that the U.S. has been overrun by a weird medical epidemic known as the Weeps, which causes people to spontaneously break into tears.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, said: "A Bundibugyo vaccine could help to control this epidemic and strengthen preparedness for future outbreaks."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Bone chips, ACLs, MCLs, pulled hamstrings, multiple Tommy John surgeries and the recent epidemic of dreaded oblique strains just for starters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
The rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain has killed 238 people and infected 1,077 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the country’s health ministry—making it the third-largest Ebola epidemic in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Many had died in a cholera epidemic and they’d been buried in haste in wooden boxes and the boxes were rotting and falling open.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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Human Geography - Middle School
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