Title

What is an Epidemic?

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

Misuse of the word “epidemic” has become an epidemic. In this note I examine several accounts of what it means to be an epidemic, explore what I take to be the motivation for over-extending the term, and explain why I think we should use it in a more careful way.

Publication Info

Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, 2014

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