Endemics

When a virus is endemic, it’s continually circulating - William Schaffner MD

Endemics

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Endemic

Something is endemic if it is found in a particular geographic area, population or region. An endemic disease is constantly present in a particular area: for example, AIDS is endemic in parts of Africa. When used to describe a species, however, endemic refers to being native to a specific location and found naturally nowhere else.

The words pandemic, epidemic and endemic often come to public attention in relation to infectious diseases. They share a common root from the Ancient Greek word demos (people), but have distinct meanings. This can be seen clearly in relation to the rise and spread of covid-19.

In late 2019, the disease emerged in Wuhan, China. At first, it was…

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 Endemic

The words pandemic, epidemic and endemic often come to public attention in relation to infectious diseases. They share a common root from the Ancient Greek word demos (people), but have distinct meanings. This can be seen clearly in relation to the rise and spread of covid-19.

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Endemic Countries - Polio

Polio remains endemic in two countries Afghanistan and Pakistan. Until poliovirus transmission is interrupted in these countries, all countries remain at risk of importation of polio, especially vulnerable countries with weak public health and immunization services and travel or trade links to endemic countries.

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