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endemicity

endemicity

1 8.6
The regular presence of a disease in a place or group of people
  • noun
  • /ˌɛndəˈmɪsɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : endemicidad
  • Of the estimated 350 million individuals chronically infected with HBV worldwide, it is generally accepted that at least 50% of cases acquired their infections during either the perinatal period or in early childhood, especially in areas of high endemicity.
  • high endemicity
  • areas of endemicity

Examples

  • Despite the fact that HAV is entirely preventable by vaccination, travelers from areas of low endemicity to high endemicity still remain at risk.

    Academic text (2007)

  • In areas of high endemicity, the first mycobacterial infection usually occurs in childhood.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Therefore, the prevention of endemicity is of vital importance.

    Academic text (1996)

  • And here we see in this graphic is a map that shows the different endemicity scenarios.

  • In the Asia-Pacific region, vertical transmission of HBV is a key factor in its endemicity.

    Blog text (2)

  • This study examines the effects of age, area of residence, and diagnostic test on TPR at two health facilities in regions of Uganda with differing malaria endemicity.

    Blog text (9)

  • People with latent tuberculosis do not transmit the disease, but in countries where tuberculosis endemicity is not high, they have a 2-23% lifetime risk of tuberculosis reactivation.

    Academic text (2000)

  • In regions of high endemicity, diseases like malaria are consistently present among the population.

  • Health officials are focusing on strategies to reduce the endemicity of flu in local communities.

  • The research highlighted the endemicity of tuberculosis in certain urban areas over the past decade.

Synonyms

prevalence
vsendemicity
16 5.4

How common something is in a place or group

is about a constant or regular presence in a specific area

Antonyms

absence
216 2.1

A lack of someone or something that should be there

How Local

endemicity
  • Specialized
1 8.6
sporadic
35 7.0
occasional
285 2.8
absence
216 2.1

Surface Forms

endemicity singular
endemicities plural

Morphology

endemicity = endemic (transparent) = endemic + ity

Formed by a straightforward adjectival-to-noun derivation (endemic + -ity), so the meaning is directly the state or quality of being endemic.

Etymology

Endemicity comes from the Greek parts en- 'in' and demos 'people', so it originally meant 'in the people' and now describes a disease or condition that stays regularly in a particular place or group. Think of epidemic ('on the people') as a useful contrast: an epidemic is a sudden spread, while endemicity means constant presence.