Outbreak

Outbreak is a classification used in epidemiology to describe a small, localised epidemic, often contained to a village or a small town, while the term epidemic means that the disease affects a region in a country or a group of countries.
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Outbreak
Virus outbreaks occur when a virus bypasses infection control measures and a relatively high number of infections are observed where no cases or sporadic cases occurred in the past.
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The outbreak of the Second World War saw the RCAF only fielding 8 of its 11 permanent operational squadrons but by October 1939 15 squadrons were available (12 for homeland defence, 3 for overseas service).
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During an outbreak of cholera in London in 1854, John Snow plotted on a map the location of all the cases he learned of. Water in that part of London was pumped from wells located in the various neighborhoods.
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secondary outbreak. The increase of a nontarget pest to harmful levels following a pesticide application, caused by destruction of natural enemies that normally control the nontarget pest.
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Recent events illustrate the imperative to rapidly and accurately detect and identify pathogens during disease outbreaks, whether they are natural or engineered.
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There have been cases where there have been outbreaks of malaria in the U.S.
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Epizootic: A disease outbreak within an insect population.
Exoskeleton: A skeleton or supportive structure on the outside of an insect body.
Exotic: Introduced from another country or continent (e.g., introduced insect pest).
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Claviceps purpurea, cause of the crop disease known as wild ergot, is a natural source of the hallucenogen LSD. Some sholars speculate that an outbreak of wild ergot may have been responsible for the hallucinations associated with the Great Awakening ...
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