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Disease Outbreaks MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Disease Outbreaks
Tree Number(s)
N06.850.290
Unique ID
D004196
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004196
Annotation
coordinate IM with specific disease / epidemiol (IM) & specify geographic location if pertinent; differentiate from EPIDEMICS, follow terminology in text
Scope Note
Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes EPIDEMICS and PANDEMICS.
Entry Version
DIS OUTBREAKS
Entry Term(s)
Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Outbreaks
See Also
Communicable Diseases
Public MeSH Note
68
History Note
68(66)
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2010/06/25
Disease Outbreaks Preferred
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