epidemic

the epidemic was on the wane.

an epidemic of violent crime.

an epidemic outbreak of influenza.

an epidemic of sylvatic plague among prairie dogs.

The epidemic centered in the urban areas.

The epidemic swept off most of the villagers.

to delimit the epidemic area and the protection area

In a worst-case scenario, the disease will reach epidemic proportions.

militant activity had assumed epidemic proportions.

shoplifting has reached epidemic proportions.

they were visited with epidemics of a strange disease.

During the epidemic people were dropping like flies.

a rampant epidemic; rampant corruption in city government.

It was the largest epidemic in history.

Especially among women, there is an epidemic of feeling overwhelmed.

Stopping this epidemic in women and men is everybody's business.

There might be an epidemic in meaninglessness.

What they will see is an emerging epidemic.

Now, how about when a pandemic becomes an epidemic?

Instead of arms outstretched, there was an epidemic of finger-pointing.

Medics warn of impending cholera epidemic.

One fall is an accident, three an epidemic.

Colombia Health officials said the country's Zika epidemic has ended.