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Study: 'Fragile' Progress in Halting AIDS Epidemic

(Nov. 23) -- The number of new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths has fallen dramatically worldwide, leading researchers to cautiously report that the deadly epidemic has been slowed or even halted for the first time, according to a global study. The UNAIDS annual report found a nearly 20 percent decrease in new HIV...

Tobacco-Based Vaccines Could Pwn Future Pandemics

(Nov. 4) -- Pandemics and bio-terror threats might one day be a health hazard of the past. A massive undertaking by the U.S. military is rapidly transforming vaccine production, yielding fast-tracked approaches to wipe out new illnesses before they spread. The military's been after better bio-threat prevention methods...

Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits California

(June 24) -- California health officials report whooping cough has reached an epidemic level in the state, with five babies dying of the highly contagious disease and a surge in the number of infections on pace to break a 50-year record. The state Department of Health announced that 910 cases of whooping cough -- or...

Background on epidemic

In epidemiology, an epidemic (επί (epi)- meaning "upon or above" and δήμος (demos)- meaning "people"), occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience.

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