Disease outbreak
Sudden increase in occurrences of a disease
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Measles (1) · MMR vaccine (1) · Outbreak (1) · Immunization (1) · Infectious disease (1) · Public health crisis (1) · Herd immunity (1)
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In epidemiology, an outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease when cases are in excess of normal expectancy for the location or season. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent. The number of cases varies according to the disease-causing agent, and the size and type of previous and existing exposure to the agent.
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