syndemic

is two or more epidemics (i.e., notable increases in the rate of specific diseases in a population) interacting synergistically with each other inside human bodies and contributing, as a result of their interaction, to excess burden of disease in a population.

syndemic' (Singer 1994, 1996) as a new term in epidemiological and public health thinking. At its simplest level, and as now used by some researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the term syndemic refers to two or more epidemics (i.e., notable increases in the rate of specific diseases in a population) interacting synergistically with each other inside human bodies and contributing, as a result of their interaction, to excess burden of disease in a population.

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