Weboutbreak: [noun] a sudden or violent increase in activity or currency. a sudden rise in the incidence of a disease. a sudden increase in numbers of a harmful organism and especially an insect within a particular area.

Weboutbreak definition: 1. a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or…. Learn more.

WebSynonyms for OUTBREAK: flurry, burst, outburst, eruption, surge, spurt, flare, flare-up; Antonyms of OUTBREAK: slump, calm, doldrums, counterinsurgency, counterrevolution

WebBritannica Dictionary definition of OUTBREAK. [count] : a sudden start or increase of fighting or disease. a cholera outbreak. — often + of. an outbreak of violence/war. They are preparing for an outbreak of the virus.

Weboutbreak: [out′brāk] in epidemiology, the occurrence of infection with a particular disease in a small, localized group, such as the population of a village. The term is sometimes used more broadly to refer to an epidemic or a pandemic.

WebWiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: outbreak noun An eruption, sudden appearance Any epidemic outbreak causes understandable panic outbreak noun A sudden increase. There has been an outbreak of vandalism at the school. outbreak noun An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of ...

WebIntroduction. Investigating an outbreak/epidemic is a set of procedures used to identify the cause responsible for the disease, the people affected, the circumstances and mode of spread of the disease, and other relevant factors involved in propagating the epidemic, and to take effective actions to contain and prevent the spread of the disease.Conducting an …

WebAn outbreak is a sudden rise in the number of cases of a disease. An outbreak may occur in a community or geographical area, or may affect several countries. It may last for a few days or weeks, or even for several years. Some outbreaks are expected each year, such as influenza. Sometimes a single case of an infectious disease may be considered an …

WebDisease outbreak. Difference between outbreak, endemic, epidemic and pandemic. In epidemiology, an outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease when cases are in excess of normal expectancy for the location or season. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent.

WebDeveloping outbreak case definitions: A case definition includes criteria for person, place, time, and clinical features. These should be specific to the outbreak under investigation. "Person" describes key characteristics the patients share in common. For example, this description may include: age, sex, race, occupation and exclusion criteria (e.g., “persons