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Descriptor English: Epidemics
Descriptor Spanish: Epidemias
Descriptor epidemias
Scope note: Brotes súbitos de enfermedades en un país o una región donde previamente no se habían registrado, o un aumento rápido del número de casos nuevos de una enfermedad endémica preexistente. También se refiere a los brotes de enfermedades en poblaciones animales o vegetales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Epidemias
Descriptor French: Épidémies
Entry term(s): Epidemic
Tree number(s): N06.850.290.200
SP8.475.380.366
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058872
Scope note: Sudden outbreaks of a disease in a country or region not previously recognized in that area, or a rapid increase in the number of new cases of a previous existing endemic disease. Epidemics can also refer to outbreaks of disease in animal or plant populations.
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific disease / epidemiol (IM) & specify geographic location if pertinent; differentiate from DISEASE OUTBREAKS, 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
Previous Indexing: Disease Outbreaks (1966-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011; see DISEASE OUTBREAKS 1968-2010
History Note: 2011; use DISEASE OUTBREAKS 1968-2010
DeCS ID: 54398
Unique ID: D058872
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Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Epidemics - Preferred
Concept UI M0006567
Scope note Sudden outbreaks of a disease in a country or region not previously recognized in that area, or a rapid increase in the number of new cases of a previous existing endemic disease. Epidemics can also refer to outbreaks of disease in animal or plant populations.
Preferred term Epidemics
Entry term(s) Epidemic



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