epidemic

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Meanwhile, telemarketing and spam phone calls have reached epidemic levels: Americans are bombarded with robocalls — roughly 4 billion to 5 billion every month — despite decades of regulation.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The World Health Organization recommends a 42-day quarantine and "active follow-up", including daily checks for symptoms such as fever, the UN body's epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention director, Maria Van Kerkhove, said in Geneva.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

“We do believe that there may be some human-to-human transmission that’s happening among the really close contacts,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said Tuesday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Over the past decade, I’ve fallen victim to the online shopping epidemic, meaning I haven’t stepped foot inside a mall and enjoyed an Auntie Anne’s pretzel in years.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

The resulting epidemic proceeded to kill nearly half of the Aztecs, including Emperor Cuitlahuac.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond