Disease or Syndrome
endemic diseases
en·dem·ic dis·eas·es
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(endemic disorder) The constant presence of a disease or infectious agent within a given geographic area or population group; may also refer to the usual prevalence of a given disease within such area or group. (A dictionary of epidemiology, edited for the International Epidemiological Association by John M. Last, Oxford University Press 2001)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The constant presence of diseases or infectious agents within a given geographic area or population group. It may also refer to the usual prevalence of a given disease with such area or group. It includes holoendemic and hyperendemic diseases. A holoendemic disease is one for which a high prevalent level of infection begins early in life and affects most of the child population, leading to a state of equilibrium such that the adult population shows evidence of the disease much less commonly than do children (malaria in many communities is a holoendemic disease). A hyperendemic disease is one that is constantly present at a high incidence and/or prevalence rate and affects all groups equally. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 3d ed, p53, 78, 80)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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