toi dịch

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Epizootic: A disease that is temporarily prevalent and widespread in an animal population, analogous to an epidemic in human populations.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các nhà chức trách đang nỗ lực kiểm soát đợt toi dịch ở gia cầm. (Authorities are working to control the epizootic in poultry.)
  • Toi dịch có thể gây thiệt hại kinh tế lớn cho ngành chăn nuôi. (An epizootic can cause major economic losses to the livestock industry.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in veterinary, agricultural, and official public health contexts to describe outbreaks of contagious animal diseases such as avian influenza or foot-and-mouth disease.

Variants and Related Words

• Dịch bệnh (n): epidemic (for humans) or disease outbreak in general.
• Dịch tễ (n): epidemiology.
• Toi gà (n): a specific term for a fatal disease in poultry, often Newcastle disease.

Synonyms

• Animal epidemic: A widespread outbreak of disease in animals.
• Epizootic disease: The specific pathological condition affecting animals.

Related Terms

• Pandemic (n): A disease prevalent over a whole country or the world (typically used for humans).
• Zoonosis (n): A disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans. An epizootic may involve a zoonotic disease.