interepidemic
adjective [ before noun ] medical specialized (also inter-epidemic) uk/ˌɪn.tər.ep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/ us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚ.ep.əˈdem.ɪk/
流行病间期的
between epidemics (= appearances of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time)
The study predicts a five-year interepidemic period.
The inter-epidemic period is inversely related to the force of infection. 流行病间期长度与感染力成反比。
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- The onset of vaccination generally corresponds to an increase in the interepidemic period.
- Large epidemics are predicted to occur resulting in significant numbers of cases, although the inter-epidemic period is expected to lengthen considerably.
- 22,000 cases per year were recorded in the interepidemic years.
- Some of these illnesses are a cause for concern in interepidemic periods.