epidemic

epideeminen, kulkutaudinomainen

epidemia, kulkutauti A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.
puhekieltä An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread

Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.

In May, there was, at London and in its neighbourhood, a disease very epidemic, though not fatal, which had some time before been very prevalent both in Italy and Germany.

The major reason for such an examination was to determine if any patterns uncovered seemed to be more epidemic than endemic.

This proportion increased about 5% from 1988 to 1992—hardly a change of epidemic proportions.

This was the stagecoach holdup, and while these encounters were not as epidemic as we like to remember, nonetheless there were numerous bands of "road agents" who lay by the roadside in wait for passengers.