Epidemic
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1. An epidemic is a disease occurring suddenly in humans in a community, region or country in numbers clearly in excess of normal.
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(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute) |
2. An epidemic refers to the occurrence of cases of an illness in a community or region which is in excess of the number of cases normally expected for that disease in that area at that time.
(Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)