MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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endemic
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epidemic
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pandemic
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sporadic
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Detailed explanation-1: -What does Endemic mean? A disease outbreak is endemic when it is consistently present but limited to a particular region. This makes the disease spread and rates predictable. Malaria, for example, is considered endemic in certain countries and regions.
Detailed explanation-2: -An endemic disease is a disease that is always present in a particular population or region and is expected to remain indefinitely. Some examples of endemic diseases are the flu, malaria, HIV, and syphilis. Researchers predict that COVID-19 will also eventually become an endemic disease.
Detailed explanation-3: -An endemic disease is a disease that is always present in a population, e.g. chickenpox, malaria, etc. Endemic diseases are relatively rare and not as widespread as an epidemic. It is always prevalent in the population that lives in that area.