"Epidemics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Sudden outbreaks of a disease in a country or region not previously recognized in that area, or a rapid increase in the number of new cases of a previous existing endemic disease. Epidemics can also refer to outbreaks of disease in animal or plant populations.
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D058872
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.290.200
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epidemics" by people in Profiles.
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Nursing Science Throughout the Epidemic: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2021 May-Jun 01; 32(3):223-224.
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Potential Antiviral Immune Response Against COVID-19: Lessons Learned from SARS-CoV. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021; 1318:149-167.
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Physiological mechanisms underlying children's circannual growth patterns and their contributions to the obesity epidemic in elementary school age children. Obes Rev. 2020 03; 21(3):e12973.
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News from the battlefront: Zika virus-associated Guillain-Barr? syndrome in Brazil. Neurology. 2016 10 11; 87(15):e180-e181.