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Meaning of "a virgin soil epidemic"



 
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Meaning of "a virgin soil epidemic" #1 (permalink) Sun Jan 07, 2007 16:24 pm   Meaning of "a virgin soil epidemic"		  
I came across a phrase in an exerpt ... "a virgin soil epedimic".

here is a sentence including the phrase "Adevastating outbraek of disease that strikes for the first time against a completely unprotected population is known as a virgin soil epidemic."
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As a virgin soil epedimic #2 (permalink) Sun Jan 07, 2007 18:33 pm   As a virgin soil epedimic		  
What is your question, Sultano? Anyway, the sentence you gave is self-explanatory.
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Does it mean out of disease? #3 (permalink) Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:58 am   Does it mean out of disease?		  
I want toknow the significance of " a virgin soil epidemic "
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