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quadrupledemic

quadrupledemic noun: a widespread outbreak of four illnesses at the same time, such as Covid-19, flu, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus.

Noun

quadrupledemic (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) A widespread outbreak of four illnesses at the same time, such as Covid-19, flu, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus.
    • Add another monkeypox or bird flu outbreak, and we might even experience a “quadrupledemic.”2022 December 18, David Axe, “Overlapping Virus Outbreaks Threaten ‘Tripledemic’ Crisis”, in Daily Blast
    • There's a lot of damage against T-cells, and so this could also explain the surges of flu, surges of RSV, Strep A and surges in many other viruses and pathogens this past year, and hence, we're having this tripledemic, quadrupledemic in many countries worldwide.2023 January 10, “Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Key Government Buildings; Lula da Silva Vows to Punish Those Responsible for Attacks”, in CNN Newsroom, spoken by Eric Feigl-Ding, via CNN

Origin of quadrupledemic

Blend of quadruple + pandemic. Coined around 2022. Compare tripledemic.

Questions about quadrupledemic

What does quadrupledemic mean?
Quadrupledemic means a widespread outbreak of four illnesses at the same time, such as Covid-19, flu, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus.
What part of speech is quadrupledemic?
Quadrupledemic is a noun.

Words near quadrupledemic in the dictionary

  1. quadruple-clicks
  2. quadruple-header
  3. quadruple-headers
  4. quadruple-masted
  5. quadrupled
  6. quadrupledemic
  7. quadrupleness
  8. quadrupler
  9. quadruplers
  10. quadruples
  11. quadruplet

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