"virgin soil epidemic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: virgin soil epidemics [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Alfred W. Crosby. Head templates: {{en-noun}} virgin soil epidemic (plural virgin soil epidemics)
  1. An epidemic in which the populations at risk have had no previous contact with the disease and therefore have almost no immunological defence. Wikipedia link: Alfred W. Crosby
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