Alternative spelling of epizootic, in the sense a particular disease (as opposed to an outbreak of disease). [(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period. Compare epidemic.]
(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period. Compare epidemic.
Alternative spelling of epizootic, in the sense a particular disease (as opposed to an outbreak of disease). [(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period. Compare epidemic.]
(epidemiology, obsolete) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.
(epidemiology, medicine, public health, occupational health, environmental health) Subsidiary risk as opposed to primary risk, as with risk factors that are less important than others, that exist only when certain others are present, or that matter more when certain others are present (for example, condomless sex and sex work).
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