Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321994936
Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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About the ways, an epidemic can be stopped without medical intervention.
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An epidemic is defined as the quick and sudden spread of an infectious disease in an area. It generally occurs by the introduction of a new pathogen in a host population, changes at the genomic level in the reservoir of the pathogen, changed the ecology of the host community.
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