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Preferred Term
EPIDEMICS
Scope Note
Intensive outbreaks or periods of unusually high incidence of disease in a community or area
Hierarchy
10 -
HEALTH
10.03.02 -
DISEASES AND CARRIERS OF DISEASES
EPIDEMICS
Broader Terms
DISEASES AND CARRIERS OF DISEASES
Related Terms
AVIAN INFLUENZA
CHOLERA
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COVID-19
EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE
ENDEMIC DISEASES
EPIDEMIOLOGY
PLAGUE
QUARANTINE
SARS
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http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1002095
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