endemicity

Meanings

• Noun

  The state or condition of being native to a particular place or region and occurring naturally there.

  - "Malaria is an endemic disease in certain parts of Africa."
  - "The region has a high endemicity of tuberculosis."

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Variants

List of all variants of endemicity that leads to same result
endemic , endemically , endemicities , endemicity , endemism , endemisms

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Etymology

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From endemic + -ity.

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Trivia

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1. Endemicity is often used in public health and epidemiology to describe the distribution and prevalence of diseases.

2. Some diseases, such as sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis, are endemic to certain populations due to genetic factors.

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Related Concepts

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1. Epidemic: An infectious disease that spreads rapidly and affects a large number of people in a short period of time.

2. Endemic disease: A disease that is regularly found and transmitted in a particular region or population.

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Quotes

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1. Divorce has become so "endemic" in our society that a whole lore has risen up around it: that divorce is a temporary crisis; that so many children have experienced their parents' divorce that children nowadays do not worry much about it; that in fact it makes things easier, and it is itself a mere rite of passage; that if the parents feel better, so will the children.

   - Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn,{it}New Republic{/it},6 May 2002

2. The rap performers I enjoy are those who emphasize production values, songcraft and that quality of playfulness "endemic" to all good pop.

   - Francis Davis,{it}Atlantic{/it},October 1993

3. Situated only 250 miles off the coast of Africa, Madagascar is biologically unique. Not only does it have a rich animal and plant life, it also houses a huge number of "endemic" species found nowhere else on earth.

   - Jim Milliot et al.,{it}Publishers Weekly{/it},15 May 2000

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How to Memorize "endemicity"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a map with markers indicating areas where certain diseases are native and common.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of something being native to a particular place.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in the definition: 'E Endemic, N Native, D Disease, I In a particular place'

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