endemic disease; local disease
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Meanings
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endemic disease; disease frequently occurring in a particular region
formalA medical/public health term for a disease that is consistently present or unique to a specific geographic area. Often related to local environmental factors, diet, or pathogens.
Xuè血
xī吸
chóng虫
bìng病
céng曾
jīng经
shì是
Cháng长
Jiāng江
liú流
yù域
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
dì地
fāng方
bìng病
。
Schistosomiasis was once an endemic disease in the Yangtze River basin.
Kè克
shān山
bìng病
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
dōng东
běi北
dì地
qū区
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
dì地
fāng方
xìng性
xīn心
jī肌
bìng病
。
Keshan disease is an endemic cardiomyopathy in northeast China.
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Gōng公
gòng共
wèi卫
shēng生
bù部
mén门
zhì致
lì力
yú于
kòng控
zhì制
hé和
xiāo消
chú除
dì地
fāng方
bìng病
。
Public health departments work to control and eliminate endemic diseases.
Mǒu某
xiē些
dì地
qū区
shuǐ水
zhōng中
hán含
fú氟
liàng量
gāo高
，
dǎo导
zhì致
fú氟
bān斑
yá牙
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
zhǒng种
dì地
fāng方
bìng病
。
High fluoride content in the water in some areas causes dental fluorosis to become an endemic disease.