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virgin soil epidemic

virgin soil epidemic noun: an epidemic in which the populations at risk have had no previous contact with the disease and therefore have almost no immunological defence.

Noun

virgin soil epidemic (plural virgin soil epidemics)

  1. An epidemic in which the populations at risk have had no previous contact with the disease and therefore have almost no immunological defence.

Forms of virgin soil epidemic

pluralvirgin soil epidemics

Origin of virgin soil epidemic

Coined by Alfred W. Crosby.

Questions about virgin soil epidemic

What does virgin soil epidemic mean?
Virgin soil epidemic means an epidemic in which the populations at risk have had no previous contact with the disease and therefore have almost no immunological defence.
What part of speech is virgin soil epidemic?
Virgin soil epidemic is a noun.
What is the plural of virgin soil epidemic?
The plural of virgin soil epidemic is virgin soil epidemics.

Words near virgin soil epidemic in the dictionary

  1. Virgin Marys
  2. virgin of the sun
  3. virgin parchment
  4. Virgin River
  5. virgin soil
  6. virgin soil epidemic
  7. virgin soil epidemics
  8. virgin soils
  9. Virgin spinedace
  10. virgin sulfur
  11. virgin sulphur

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