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Epidemic Spawning: Simultaneous shedding of gametes by a large number of individuals

Point Source Epidemic: A point source epidemic occurs when a group of people is exposed to a single common source of infection at a single place and time. There is no significant transmission between individuals. . . . View Full Definition

Propagated Epidemic: A propagated epidemic occurs when an infection is spread from person to person (either directly or via a vector). cf common source and mixed epidemics.

Respawning: The re-creation of a player’s character or some other entity at the end of a round or after the entity has been killed.

Intermittent Epidemic: An intermittent epidemic occurs when a group of people is exposed to a single common source of infection at a place that varies in location or in time, or both. There is no significant trans . . . View Full Definition

Common Source Epidemic: A common source epidemic occurs when a group of people is exposed to a single common source of infection. A point source epidemic occurs when a group of people is exposed to a single common . . . View Full Definition

Epidemic: The occurrence in an area of a disease or illness in excess of what may be expected on the basis of past experience for a given population (in the case of a new disease, such as AIDS, any oc . . . View Full Definition

Epidemic Curve: A histogram that describes an outbreak of disease by plotting the number of cases of a disease by date of onset.

Continuous Epidemic: A continuous epidemic occurs when a group of people is exposed to a single common source of infection at a single place for a continuous time period. There is no significant transmission bet . . . View Full Definition