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.
Epidemic: A fast-spreading, seasonal, or regional outbreak of flu among humans is called an epidemic. Epidemics may lead to pandemics; there have been several bird flu epidemics in avian and domestic birds (for example, chickens and turkeys) in several regions of the world (see below).