Quick spread of infectious disease to a large number of population within a small interval of time ( two weeks or less than two weeks) is called as Epidemic.
Example-malaria, smallpox,Yellow fever,cholera etc.
Type of Epidemic-three type of Epidemic 1.Point source - all cases are infected at the same time, from a single source. Ex-Food& water 2.Continuous source - People infected from common source. Ex -polluted water, spoiled food 3.Person-to-Person -common agent spread from one person to another person.Ex- Influenza.
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Rashmi tiwari
June 21, 2018Quick spread of infectious disease to a large number of population within a small interval of time ( two weeks or less than two weeks) is called as Epidemic.
Example-malaria, smallpox,Yellow fever,cholera etc.
Type of Epidemic-three type of Epidemic
1.Point source - all cases are infected at the same time, from a single source. Ex-Food& water
2.Continuous source - People infected from common source. Ex -polluted water, spoiled food
3.Person-to-Person -common agent spread from one person to another person.Ex- Influenza.