Meaning and Definition of Endemic

Definition of endemic

In the field of epidemiological science, the term endemic is used to designate those phenomena posed the constant and sustained presence of a disease in a given population. Ongoing maintenance of this disease is not always situations of extreme gravity if not that it already becomes a common factor of the population either by genetic or cultural elements which compose it as well as by the external environmental factors that contribute to that continue to exist in it.
The endemic word comes from Greek, meaning the prefix in inside and demospueblo. This means that the object of which are referenced, i.e. disease, remains within the village or designated population, repeating year after year also depending on the conditions of each season.
The endemic disease is a common phenomenon in many populations, even in the most developed in which a simple flu can become endemic in the seasons of winter in which the environment contributes a lot to their reproduction. Normally, the notion of endemic is a high proportion of infections of people to people, so it not would be particular to each individual diseases (as it can be a cancer) if not diseases amongst that growing much faster in susceptible populations to their characteristics.
The endemic diseases may be more or less controlled depending on each type of population or community. In this sense, and continuing with the example, the flu is often present in almost all human populations but treatment does not mean extreme complications. On the other hand, continuous outbreaks of cholera or malaria in highly susceptible populations in which there is a good medical care, the environment is unhealthy and the genetic code of the population is predisposed to contracting such diseases, can be really very serious.