Definition
Rapid spreads of disease affecting many people in a community or region at the same time; or broadly, any rapid spread of something undesirable.
Etymology
From Greek 'epidemia' meaning 'staying in a place' (epi- 'upon' + demos 'people'), describing disease spreading through a population. The term entered medical English in the 17th century.
Kelly Says
The distinction between 'epidemic' (regional) and 'pandemic' (global) saved lives during COVID—understanding scale helped governments coordinate different response strategies!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም በጣም በጣም በጣም
ba-tam ba-tam ba-tam ba-tam
ARالعربية
الوباء
al-waba'
CACatalà
epidemis
eh-pee-dee-mees
CSČeština
epidemie
eh-pee-dee-mee
DADansk
epidemier
eh-pee-dee-mee-er
DEDeutsch
Epidemien
eh-pee-dee-mee-en
ELΕλληνικά
επιδημίες
eh-pee-dee-mee-es
ESEspañol
epidemias
eh-pee-dee-mee-as
FAفارسی
بیماریها
bee-ma-ree-ha
FISuomi
epidemiat
eh-pee-dee-mee-at
FRFrançais
épidémies
eh-pee-dee-mee
GUGU
એપીડેમિક
eh-pee-dee-mik
HAHA
epidemi
eh-pee-dee-mee
HEעברית
אפידמיות
eh-pee-dee-mee-ot
HUMagyar
járványok
ya-rva-nok
IDBahasa Indonesia
epidemi
eh-pee-dee-mee
IGIG
epidemic
eh-pee-dee-mik
ITItaliano
epidemie
eh-pee-dee-mee
KKKK
эпидемия
eh-pee-dee-mee-ya
KO한국어
전염병
jeon-yeom-byeong
MSBahasa Melayu
epidemi
eh-pee-dee-mee
NLNederlands
epidemie
eh-pee-dee-mee
NONorsk
epidemier
eh-pee-dee-mee-er
PAPA
એપીડેમિક
eh-pee-dee-mik
PLPolski
epidemie
eh-pee-dee-mee
PTPortuguês
epidemias
eh-pee-dee-mee-as
RORomână
epidemii
eh-pee-dee-mee-ee
RUРусский
эпидемии
eh-pee-dee-mee-ee
SVSvenska
epidemier
eh-pee-dee-mee-er
SWKiswahili
epidemia
eh-pee-dee-mee-ah
TAதமிழ்
நோய்த்தொற்று
no-yat-to-tru
THไทย
การระบาด
ka-ra-ba-dat
TLTL
epidemya
eh-pee-dee-m-ya
TRTürkçe
epidemi
eh-pee-dee-mee
UKУкраїнська
епідемії
eh-pee-dee-mee-ee
VITiếng Việt
dịch bệnh
dich benh
YOYO
epidemi
eh-pee-dee-mee
ZUZU
epidemic
eh-pee-dee-mik