Which preposition to use with epidemic

of Occurrences 80%

There has been quite an epidemic of crime lately, as you know, Mr. Crewe.

in Occurrences 20%

Thought he was going to make his pile because there'd been a colic epidemic in the islands the season before.

among Occurrences 2%

The aged Indian's face was pitted with horrible scarsmarks of the same disease that had cost the wandering cowboy his father and left him, years ago, an orphan, almost worshiped, because of the sacrifice his parent had made fighting the epidemic among the tribes of the Southwest.

at Occurrences 1%

"In consequence of the epidemic at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, in the spring of this year, it has been decided to reduce the number of cadets at the College from 500 to 300.

down Occurrences 1%

The Doctor was not much in the mood for entertaining Miss Dallas; he was a little tired of company, and had had a hard week's work with an epidemic down town.

like Occurrences 1%

Side by side with these, they are given tips about doctoring simple ailments, and taught how to take precautions at the time of epidemics like cholera, typhoid, etc.

on Occurrences 1%

" As a matter of fact, however, it later proved that cholera was endemic in certain swampy regions near Manila, and in 1905 we found ourselves with a new epidemic on our hands.

after Occurrences 1%

Colonial revolt, endemic in every civilization, became epidemic after 1943.

throughout Occurrences 1%

To invent an imaginary disease with such peculiar symptoms, cause it to prevail as an epidemic throughout a whole country, and use it as a lever to open the masculine pocketbooks and supply feminine wants, is the greatest triumph which woman's craft has ever achieved over man's stupidity.

along Occurrences 1%

Two miles farther on she stopped at the Chilton home for a talk to half a dozen assembled mothers on the nursing and prevention of typhoid, of which there had been a severe epidemic along Clinch during the summer.

as Occurrences 1%

" "'Peculiar to this part of California,'" continued Pete, "'and likely, given certain conditions, to develop into an epidemic as terrible and mysterious as the sleeping sickness.'

Which preposition to use with  epidemic