MLchartDataset catalogue

Common Source Outbreak

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-005801

An outbreak that results from persons being exposed to the same harmful influence (e.g., an infectious agent or toxin). The exposure period can be brief or can extend over days, weeks, or longer, with the exposure being either intermittent or continuous.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-005801
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesCDC Glossary of Epidemiology Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005801",
  "term": "Common Source Outbreak",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An outbreak that results from persons being exposed to the same harmful influence (e.g., an infectious agent or toxin). The exposure period can be brief or can extend over days, weeks, or longer, with the exposure being either intermittent or continuous.",
  "references": [
    "CDC Glossary of Epidemiology Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/common-source-outbreak/"
}

Record 5,801 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.