| Descriptor in English: | Disease Outbreaks |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Brotes de Enfermedades |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Surtos de Doenças |
| Descriptor in French: | Épidémies de maladies |
| Entry term(s): |
Disease Outbreak Disease Outbreak, Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Infectious Infectious Disease Outbreak Infectious Disease Outbreaks Outbreak, Disease Outbreak, Infectious Disease Outbreaks Outbreaks, Disease Outbreaks, Infectious Disease |
| Tree number(s): |
N06.850.290 SP5.001.047.113.104 |
| Scope note: | Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes EPIDEMICS and PANDEMICS. |
| Annotation: | coordinate IM with specific disease / epidemiol (IM) & specify geographic location if pertinent; differentiate from EPIDEMICS, follow terminology in text |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence PC prevention & control SN statistics & numerical data VE veterinary |
| History Note: | 68(66) |
| See also the descriptors: |
Communicable Diseases
MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 28589 |
| Descriptor UI: | D004196 |
| Date Established: | 1968/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2010/06/25 |
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Disease Outbreaks
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| Concept UI |
M0006566 |
| Scope note | Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes EPIDEMICS and PANDEMICS. |
| Preferred term | Disease Outbreaks |
| Entry term(s) |
Disease Outbreak Disease Outbreak, Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Infectious Infectious Disease Outbreak Infectious Disease Outbreaks Outbreak, Disease Outbreak, Infectious Disease Outbreaks Outbreaks, Disease Outbreaks, Infectious Disease |
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