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1582 Tenerife plague epidemic (part of the second plague pandemic) 1582–1583 Tenerife, Spain: Bubonic plague: 5,000–9,000 [59] 1592–1596 Seneca nation measles epidemic 1592–1596 Seneca nation, North America Measles: Unknown [60] 1592–1593 Malta plague epidemic (part of the second plague pandemic) 1592–1593 Malta: Bubonic plague ...
Under research [6] usually Burkholderia cepacia and other Burkholderia species Burkholderia infection No Mycobacterium ulcerans: Buruli ulcer: real-time PCR: The most widely used antibiotic regimen is once daily oral rifampicin plus twice daily oral clarithromycin. No Caliciviridae species Calicivirus infection (Norovirus and Sapovirus) No ...
Subsequently, the word was used in Frank Scully's puzzle book Bedside Manna, after which time, members of the N.P.L. campaigned to include the word in major dictionaries. [9] [10] This 45-letter word, referred to as "p45", [11] first appeared in the 1939 supplement to the Merriam-Webster New International Dictionary, Second Edition. [12]
Epidemic may also refer to: A particular epidemic; see list of epidemics. COVID-19 pandemic (2019–present) of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2; Spanish flu (1918 ...
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. [7] [11] The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980, [10] making smallpox the only human disease to have been eradicated to date.
Dec. 3—Letters from families living in emergency shelters or hotels or cars have arrived at the Press Herald Toy Fund over the years, but they were rare exceptions. No more. The steep rise in ...
On 28 January 2015, the WHO reported that for the first time since the week ending 29 June 2014, there had been fewer than 100 new confirmed cases reported in a week in the three most-affected countries. The response to the epidemic then moved to a second phase, as the focus shifted from slowing transmission to ending the epidemic. [200]
The epidemic had begun to wane by the first week of March, with excess mortality declining throughout February and falling below the epidemic threshold for the first time by 9 March. In total, excess mortality from pneumonia and influenza was the highest since the 1968–1969 flu season and the initial introduction of the pandemic virus into ...