"Epidemics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Sudden outbreaks of a disease in a country or region not previously recognized in that area, or a rapid increase in the number of new cases of a previous existing endemic disease. Epidemics can also refer to outbreaks of disease in animal or plant populations.
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D058872
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.290.200
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epidemics" by people in Profiles.
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Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Prediction and Counterfactual Generation: An Application in Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions in COVID-19. Viruses. 2023 Jan 24; 15(2).
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Criminalization of Sexual and Gender Minorities and Its Consequences for the HIV Epidemic in Zambia: A Critical Review and Recommendations. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2021 Jul-Aug 01; 32(4):423-441.
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Comparative analysis of viral infection outcomes in human seminal fluid from prior viral epidemics and Sars-CoV-2 may offer trends for viral sexual transmissibility and long-term reproductive health implications. Reprod Health. 2021 Jun 10; 18(1):123.
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Effects of the Obesity Epidemic on Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Demographics. J Arthroplasty. 2021 09; 36(9):3097-3100.
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Social innovation in sexual health: a scoping review towards ending the HIV epidemic. Sex Health. 2021 03; 18(1):5-12.
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Approximation methods for analyzing multiscale stochastic vector-borne epidemic models. Math Biosci. 2019 03; 309:42-65.
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An epidemic of opioid prescriptions. Pharmacotherapy. 2015 Mar; 35(3):241-2.
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Ethics in publishing - today's epidemic. Am J Med Sci. 2014 Oct; 348(4):269-70.
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Epidemic impacts of a community empowerment intervention for HIV prevention among female sex workers in generalized and concentrated epidemics. PLoS One. 2014; 9(2):e88047.
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Development of methods for cross-sectional HIV incidence estimation in a large, community randomized trial. PLoS One. 2013; 8(11):e78818.