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- An outbreak is essentially the same thing as an epidemic, i.e., an increased frequency of a disease above the usual rate (endemic rate) in a given population or geographic area.
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How do epidemics, pandemics, and outbreaks become recognized as social problems? In this chapter, we suggest that the constructionist perspective focuses on the perception of these phenomena as social problems, often neglecting their materiality.
- Martin French, Eric Mykhalovskiy, Carmen Lamothe
- 2018
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Jul 17, 2021 · Introduction. Epidemics – disease outbreaks that infect a large share of individuals in a community – and pandemics – epidemics that are spread over a wide geographic area – have drastic impacts on economic and social setups.
Oct 1, 2021 · This chapter covers understanding communicable diseases, main modes of transmission and causes of different outbreaks, and the definition of an epidemic and pandemic. Different kinds of outbreaks and their investigation and control are described.
Jun 24, 2023 · Disease outbreaks can produce intense feelings of fear, anger, resentment, and alienation among the populations they affect. Anecdotal evidence from historical cases and contemporary media reports of the COVID-19 pandemic further suggest that epidemics may create conditions conducive to social unrest.
A sociology of disease explores the dialectic between social life and disease; aiming to examine whether and how social life matters for morbidity and mortality and vice versa. Drawing from specific advances in science and technology studies and social epidemiology, we point to ways that sociologists can participate as health researchers.
- Stefan Timmermans, Steven Haas
- 2008
In epidemiology, an outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease when cases are in excess of normal expectancy for the location or season. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire continent.
May 3, 2016 · Define the terms outbreak, epidemic, endemic, and pandemic. List the steps in the investigation of an outbreak. Given the initial information of a possible disease outbreak, describe how to determine whether an epidemic exists.
