Several hundred years ago, scarlet fever epidemics killed thousands of people throughout the continent.
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Epidemics
Synonyms for "epidemics" (10 found)
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6 entriesdisease eventdisease outbreakfigurative usagepublic health eventpublic health phenomenonsocial phenomenon
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6 entriesfear epidemicglobal epidemicsinfluenza epidemicmeasles epidemicregional epidemicsrumor epidemic
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6 entriesglobal epidemicsinfluenza epidemicsmeasles epidemicsrecurrent epidemicsseasonal epidemicsurban epidemics
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Journalist and author Beppe Severgnini wrote this week a column for The New York Times, noting that most young and middle-aged Italians have no firsthand experience of war or epidemics, unlike their elders, who suffered greatly during the Second World War and after.
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The Italian government has turned to the use of quarantines, first used by Venice in the 14th century to protect itself from plague epidemics.
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Professor Crisanti said epidemics must be fought on three fronts: with hospitalization and intensive care, with discipline at home limiting all social contacts and with active surveillance, that is, identifying all those who are unaware they can transmit a disease.
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