epidemic
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Lahbib said five more flights were planned for Bunia airport, a key logistics hub in the epidemic response.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Mr. Fountain imagines that the U.S. has been overrun by a weird medical epidemic known as the Weeps, which causes people to spontaneously break into tears.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The country of 100 million people declared on May 15 that it was battling a major epidemic of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever, prompting the World Health Organization to issue an international health alert.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, said: "A Bundibugyo vaccine could help to control this epidemic and strengthen preparedness for future outbreaks."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
However, the epidemic dies out for any of several reasons, such as being cured by modern medicine, or being stopped when everybody around has already been infected and either becomes immune or dies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing epidemic
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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