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Endemic (epidemiology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In epidemiology, an infection is said to be endemic (from Greek en- in or within + demos people) in a population when that infection is maintained in the population without the need for external...
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Definition and other additional information on Endemic disease from Biology-Online.org dictionary. ... See: endemic, enzootic. A disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location.
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An endemic disease is a medical condition which is entrenched in a region, in a country or in a continent. This implies that there is a reservoir for the pathogen which is involved in contaminating individuals and this causative agent is either a bacterium, a virus or a parasite.
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Murine typhus; Epidemic typhus; Endemic typhus; Brill-Zinsser disease; Jail fever ... Rickettsia typhi causes murine or endemic typhus. Endemic typhus is uncommon in the United States. It is usually seen in areas where hygiene is poor and the temperature is cold. Endemic typhus is sometimes called "jail fever." Lice and...
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Endemic disease - Definition of Endemic disease at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Endemic disease. Look it up now! ... Search another word or see endemic disease on Thesaurus | Reference...
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