epidemic

C1
UK /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/US /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/

Meaning

noun
a large number of cases of a particular disease or medical condition happening at the same time in a particular community
the outbreak of a flu epidemic

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the terrible HIV epidemic that takes down the life expectancy of the African countries and all the rest of the world moves up into the corner where we have long lives and

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the terrible HIV epidemic that takes down the life expectancy of the African countries and all the rest of the world moves up into the corner where we have long lives and

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