Definition of "Epidemic"

Jinx July 12, 2002, 2:34pm 1

What does it take to reach “epidemic proportions”? Would we say the common cold is an epidemic? Is there a technical definition in the medical community? - Jinx

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Definition of "Epidemic"

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