"epidemics" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 流行病

Definition

流行病是指疾病在某個社區或地區迅速傳播，同時影響許多人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「流行病」是「epidemic」的複數，主要用於醫學、科學或新聞語境。不及「大流行」（pandemic）全球性。常見搭配有「流感流行病」、「控制流行病」。

Examples

Many countries have struggled to stop epidemics in the past.

許多國家過去都曾努力阻止**流行病**。

Flu and malaria can cause widespread epidemics.

流感和瘧疾都可能引發大規模**流行病**。

Doctors work hard during epidemics to help patients.

在**流行病**期間，醫生們努力幫助患者。

Public health officials monitor new epidemics to prevent them from spreading.

公共衛生官員監控新的**流行病**，以防其擴散。

There have been several epidemics this decade, but quick action helped limit the damage.

這十年來有幾次**流行病**，但迅速的行動幫助減少了損失。

Before vaccines, communities were often devastated by epidemics.

疫苗出現之前，社區常常因**流行病**而遭受重創。