outbreak - n. the sudden arrival of disease or war
index - n. a group of things that are listed together
confidence - n. certainty that things will go well
contagion - n. in economics, the process of one bank or company failure after another
inevitable - adj. something that is almost certain to happen
bankrupt - adj. not having enough money to pay debts
volatility - n. changing in sudden or extreme ways
frequency - n. the condition of something happening often