quademic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of quad- +‎ pandemic, an allusion to the earlier COVID-19 pandemic.

Noun

quademic (plural quademics)

  1. (medicine, informal) A concurrent surge in cases of four different diseases or pathologies.
    • 2022 November 18, “Tridemic now a Quademic – RI Health officials respond to hospital ER crisis”, in RINewsToday‎[1], archived from the original on 14 February 2025:
      With behavioral health issues being added to flu, COVID and RSV, the “tridemic” is now seen as a “quademic” in Rhode Island.
    • 2022 December 11, “Quad-demic: RSV, Influenza, Covid-19, and Crisis Standards of Care”, in National Nurses United‎[2], archived from the original on 11 December 2022:
      The hospital industry’s decades-long campaign to increase profits and revenues without regard for patient care has resulted in a decreased number of inpatient beds, especially pediatric beds, and a nation-wide staffing crisis. The result is the current quad-demic surge.
    • 2025 January 17, Mary Kekatos, “What to know about 'quad-demic' of COVID, flu, RSV and norovirus in US”, in ABC News‎[3]:
      Four viruses are currently circulating in the United States, together earning the name "quad-demic."
    • 2025 February 5, John Bacon, “Is a 'quademic' swirling? What you should know about flu, RSV, COVID and norovirus”, in USA TODAY‎[4]:
      A nationwide surge in flu, COVID-19, RSV and norovirus infections is fueling concerns of a possible virus "quademic." Or is it just winter?
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