Definitions for "outbreak"
A sudden beginning of a violent event; as, the outbreak of hostilities between ethnic groups.
A sudden occurrence or manifestation; -- usually of disease or emotion, in one person or a group; as, an outbreak of measles among the students; he had an outbreak of shingles; an outbreak of nervousness in the mob.
the spread of a disease over a short period in a limited geographic area.
A population explosion of a particular pest. Often caused by an application of pesticides that destroys the pest¡¦s natural enemies.
Symptoms caused by HSV infection. P - R
a wake-up call to every one of us on the need to have a healthy body and good immune system to fight against infections
An outbreak, as defined by the FDA, is an incident in which two or more people experience a similar illness after eating the same food. Laboratory analysis is conducted to register the common source of the illness.
an incident in which two or more persons experience similar illness after a common source exposure
An incident in which two or more persons experience a similar illness after ingestion of the same food, or after ingestion of water from the same source, and where epidemiological evidence implicates the food or water as the source of the illness.
Outbreak (1995) is a suspense film starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey. The film was directed by Wolfgang Petersen, who has also directed films such as Troy, The Perfect Storm, and Air Force One. In addition to Hoffman, Russo, Freeman and Spacey, Outbreak features Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, and Patrick Dempsey.
"Outbreak" is the ninety-fifth episode of the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), which originally aired on February 18, 2006.
A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection; mutiny; revolt.
With shingles, an outbreak occurs when a rash and blisters appear on the skin.
An outbreak is when many people get sick at the same time.
See polar outbreak.
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a significant increase in occurences