Place lobsters in the pot (head first), cover tightly, return to a boil as quickly as possible and start counting the time. Steam a lobster for 8 minutes per pound, for the first pound. Add 3 minutes per pound for each additional pound thereafter. See chart below for approximate cooking times. Regulate the heat if the froth starts to bubble over.
epidemic definition. A contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely among the population in an area. Immunization and quarantine are two of the methods used to control an epidemic.
Noun. 1. epidemic-a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time. outbreak, irruption, eruption-a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); the outbreak of hostilities.. (Medicine) (esp of a disease) attacking or affecting many persons simultaneously in a community or area. n. 2. (Medicine) a widespread occurrence of a disease: an influenza epidemic. 3. a rapid development, spread, or growth of something, esp something unpleasant: an epidemic of strikes.