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Common Source Epidemic Definition:
An epidemic characterized by a sharp rise to a peak and then a rapid but not as pronounced decline in the number of individuals infected; it usually involves a single contaminated source from which individuals are infected.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Common Source Epidemic Notes:
Common-source epidemic is a term that is used to describe an epidemic of a disease and is caused from a single source and the mode of transmission of infectious pathogens can be air, food, water or the blood supply through blood transfusion. The epidemic has a sharp rise and then a rapid decline in the infected individuals' number.
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