The Emergence Machine

Epidemic

process · Medicine · Level 6 · E6

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Emergence definition

As matter emerges as a collection of particles, and process unfolds as a sequence of changes driven by energy, an epidemic arises as a sudden and widespread outbreak of disease in a population, characterized by a significant increase in incidence beyond normal expectations, through the dynamic pattern of movement and transformation of energy and matter.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “epidemic” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
epidemic
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0EpidemicDiseaseOrganismCellFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesPandemicL7EpidemicL6ActionL1MatterL1ProcessL2DiseaseL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of epidemic
  • Matter L1 (requires)
    An epidemic is a sharp increase in disease incidence in a population exceeding the normally expected frequency, often spreading rapidly through a community.
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    epidemic requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Disease L5 (requires)
    This is a specific disease; understanding what disease is comes first

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