adjective. Also ep·i·dem·i·cal . (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent. extremely prevalent; widespread.

Note: The notion that the word epidemic (adjective or noun) is owed directly to Hippocrates—or is, to put it more circumspectly, part of the Hippocratic Corpus—is somewhat illusory, a product of the words used in English translations.

adverb. /ˈθretnɪŋli/ /ˈθretnɪŋli/ ​in a way that expresses a threat of harm or violence synonym menacingly.

infectiously. In an infectious manner.

noun. an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected. an infecting with germs of disease, as through the medium of infected insects, air, water, or clothing.

What is another word for fake?

The examples of Fictitious Assets are as follows:

• The Net Loss of the company.
• The Promotional (Marketing) expenses of the company.
• The Underwriting commission.
• The Preliminary Expenses of the Company.
• The Discount allowed on the issue of shares.
• The loss incurred on the issue of debentures.

What is another word for fictitious?

An erroneous belief, idea, or conception. myth. delusion. falsehood. fantasy.

As adjectives the difference between fictitious and factitious. is that fictitious is not real; invented; contrived while factitious is created by humans; artificial.

Fictional is usually used to describe something in literature such as a fictional character or a fictional story. Fictitious is usually used to describe a lie or invention that happens in real life.

adjective. created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.

Fictive is an uncommonly used word that means imaginary or relating to or capable of creating fiction, as in a fictive imagination. Fictional means invented as part of a work of fiction, as in Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective or This account is entirely fictional—it’s not based on a true story.

Common misspelling of fictional.

fictitious. Antonyms: real, true, historical, genuine, authentic, veritable.

“Nonfiction” refers to literature based in fact. The Nonfiction Department has books and videos in many categories including biography, business, cooking, health and fitness, pets, crafts, home decorating, languages, travel, home improvement, religion, art and music, history, self-help, true crime, science and humor.

Here are some of the most prominent types of nonfiction genres.

• History.
• Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs.
• Travel guides and travelogues.
• Academic texts.
• Philosophy and insight.
• Journalism.
• Self-help and instruction.
• Guides and how-to manuals.

Nonfiction is a story that is based on true events and information. An autobiography about someone’s life is an example of nonfiction. Encyclopedias, how-to manuals and biographies are all considered nonfiction and so are kept in the nonfiction section.

: a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated : standpoint.

The Four Types of Point of View

• First person point of view. First person is when “I” am telling the story.
• Second person point of view.
• Third person point of view, limited.
• Third person point of view, omniscient.

The Three “Modes” of Point of View. Stories can be told from one of three main points of view: first person, second person, or third person.

First person: “I” and “we” Second person: “you” Third person: “He/She/It” and “They”

Ways of Avoiding Pronouns “I”, “You” and “We” in an Essay. You can replace the pronouns ‘I’, ‘You’, and ‘We’ by replacing them with an acceptable wording, applying passive voice instead of pronouns, Using a third-person perspective, adopting an objective language and including strong verbs and adjectives.

WORDS RELATED TO WE

• individually.
• our own selves.
• personally.
• privately.
• we.
• without help.

What is another word for were?

Use the third person point of view. Never use “I,” “my,” or otherwise refer to yourself in formal academic writing. You should also avoid using the second-person point of view, such as by referring to the reader as “you.” Instead, write directly about your subject matter in the third person.

1st Person Plural Avoid using we or us in an essay. This sentence is not so bad, but again it tries to include the reader in the essay. This is fine for books, but for an essay it is artificial and a breach of expected roles. The reader (your marker) should remain a separate and impersonal individual.

When you are writing in the third person, the story is about other people. Not yourself or the reader. Use the character’s name or pronouns such as ‘he’ or ‘she’. “He sneakily crept up on them.

Endemic is an adjective that means natural to, native to, confined to, or widespread within a place or population of people. In this context, it can also be used as a noun: an endemic disease can simply be called an endemic.

Although definitions vary somewhat, the noun pandemic, like the much earlier adjective, is a technical way of referring to the spread of a disease. While an epidemic is the occurrence of a disease among many people in a community at a particular time, a pandemic is more widespread.

A sudden or abrupt onset of something really bad is an outbreak. Outbreak started as a Middle English verb around 1300, becoming a noun meaning “eruption” about three hundred years later.

outbreak. (intransitive) To burst out. (intransitive) To break forth.

countable noun [usually singular] If there is an outbreak of something unpleasant, such as violence or a disease, it suddenly starts to happen. The festival ended a day early after an outbreak of violence involving hundreds of youths. At the outbreak of war, he enlisted as a private. [

The Western African Ebola virus epidemic (2013–2016) was the most widespread outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in history, causing major loss of life and socioeconomic disruption in the region, mainly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Introduction. An outbreak is essentially the same thing as an epidemic, i.e., an increased frequency of a disease above the usual rate (endemic rate) in a given population or geographic area. Pandemic refers to simultaneous epidemics occurring in multiple locations across the globe.

The word “pandemic” comes from the Greek “pan-“, “all” + “demos,” “people or population” = “pandemos” = “all the people.” A pandemic affects all (nearly all) of the people. By contrast, “epi-” means “upon.” An epidemic is visited upon the people. And “en-” means “in.” An endemic is in the people.

What is another word for pandemic?

1 : an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affects a significant proportion of the population : a pandemic outbreak of a disease a global pandemic Influenza pandemics seem to strike every few decades and to kill by the million—at least …

Major epidemics and pandemics by death toll

New cases of the bubonic plague found in China are making headlines. But health experts say there’s no chance a plague epidemic will strike again, as the plague is easily prevented and cured with antibiotics.

Outbreak: 10 of the Worst Pandemics in History By Staff

• Flu Pandemic (1918)
• Sixth Cholera Pandemic (1910-1911)
• Flu Pandemic (1889-1890)
• Third Cholera Pandemic (1852–1860)
• The Black Death (1346-1353)
• Plague of Justinian (541-542)
• Antonine Plague (165 AD)
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Read on to see the top 10 diseases causing the most deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) .

1. Ischemic heart disease, or coronary artery disease.
2. Stroke.
3. Lower respiratory infections.
4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
5. Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers.
6. Diabetes mellitus.

Wars and armed conflicts

The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919.

Mosquitoes

The world’s biggest killer is ischaemic heart disease, responsible for 16% of the world’s total deaths. Since 2000, the largest increase in deaths has been for this disease, rising by more than 2 million to 8.9 million deaths in 2019.

The venom bulb acts like a pump to deliver venom through the venom duct into the harpoon, injecting it into the prey. The rostrum acts like a mouth, engulfing the prey in one big chomp. Some hours later, the snail burps out any indigestible fish parts such as scales and fish bones, along with one used harpoon.

Snails and slugs may not look dangerous, but they can kill if they carry a parasitic nematode (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) known as the rat lungworm.

Snail-borne parasitic diseases, such as angiostrongyliasis, clonorchiasis, fascioliasis, fasciolopsiasis, opisthorchiasis, paragonimiasis and schistosomiasis, pose risks to human health and cause major socioeconomic problems in many tropical and sub-tropical countries.

In the UK, garden snails are not dangerous (at least, not yet). I have handled probably at least half a million live snails (not all garden snails). They are perfectly safe to eat IF COOKED PROPERLY.

Don’t handle snails. Make sure snails, crustaceans, and frogs are thoroughly cooked before eating them.

Infected slugs and snails also transmit rat lungworms to humans. All known cases of rat lungworm disease are linked to slug and snail contact. Slugs and snails can contaminate garden produce with rat lungworm parasites.