"crowd disease" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crowd diseases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crowd disease (plural crowd diseases)
  1. A disease that is spread from person to person, with no animal reservoir. Related terms: crowd-poisoning
    Sense id: en-crowd_disease-en-noun-1geXSchv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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