Abstract
There was a time when epidemics were solely the province of infectious diseases. Indeed, most dictionary definitions of the term refer first to contagious diseases that spread rapidly among a given population.
Publication types
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Editorial
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Historical Article
MeSH terms
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Communicable Diseases / epidemiology
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Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology
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Epidemics / history*
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History, Medieval
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Humans
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Metabolic Syndrome / epidemiology
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Obesity / epidemiology
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Plague / history