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What (who) is epidemic$25429$ - definition
1962 OUTBREAK OF MASS HYSTERIA
Tanganyikan Laughing Epidemic; Tanganyika Laughing Epidemic; Tanganyikan Laughter Epidemic; Tanganyikan laughter epidemic; Taganyika laughter epidemic; Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic; Tanzania laughter epidemic
Pleurodynia
HUMAN DISEASE
Pleurodynia; Devil's grip; Pleurodynia, epidemic; Epidemic myalgia; Devil's grippe; Epidemic pleurodynia; The Grasp of the Phantom; Acute pleurodynia
·noun A painful affection of the side, simulating pleurisy, usually due to rheumatism.
Bornholm disease
HUMAN DISEASE
Pleurodynia; Devil's grip; Pleurodynia, epidemic; Epidemic myalgia; Devil's grippe; Epidemic pleurodynia; The Grasp of the Phantom; Acute pleurodynia
Bornholm disease, also known as epidemic pleurodynia, is a condition characterized by myositis of the abdomen or chest caused by the Coxsackie B virus or other viruses. The myositis manifests as an intermittent stabbing pain in the musculature that is seen primarily in children and young adults.
Bornholm disease
HUMAN DISEASE
Pleurodynia; Devil's grip; Pleurodynia, epidemic; Epidemic myalgia; Devil's grippe; Epidemic pleurodynia; The Grasp of the Phantom; Acute pleurodynia
¦ noun a viral infection with fever and pain in the muscles of the ribs.
Origin
1930s: named after the Danish island of Bornholm, where it was first described.
Wikipedia
Tanganyika laughter epidemic
The Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of mass hysteria—or mass psychogenic illness (MPI)—rumored to have occurred in or near the village of Kashasha on the western coast of Lake Victoria in Tanganyika (which, once united with Zanzibar, became the modern nation of Tanzania) near the border with Uganda.
