noun
- the quality or state of being epidemic; the tendency of a disease to spread rapidly through a population
Usage: technical/medical; often used in epidemiology and public health contexts
Examples
- The epidemicity of the flu virus increases during winter months.
- Public health officials monitor the epidemicity of infectious diseases.
- The epidemicity of COVID-19 varied significantly across different regions.
- Vaccination programs aim to reduce the epidemicity of preventable diseases.
- Researchers study the epidemicity of emerging pathogens to predict outbreaks.