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Definitions for epidemic disease
epi·dem·ic dis·ease

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. epidemic diseasenoun

    any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people

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  1. epidemic disease

    An epidemic disease is a health condition or illness that spreads rapidly among individuals in a community, population, or geographical region at a particular time. Its incidence rate is substantially higher than normal, leading to a sudden increase in cases often marked by a high mortality rate. Epidemics can be caused by various factors such as a change in the ecology of the host population or a new strain of a disease-causing organism.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of epidemic disease in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of epidemic disease in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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    While we can't actually prove how the extreme weather and resulting crop failures, food shortages and epidemic disease contributed to the downfall of Roman Republic 2,000 years ago, it seems only logical that it must have played a significant role.

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