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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 1007

Q1007

A disease having regular occurrence in a particular area is termed as

A.
Endemic
Answer
B.
Epidemic
C.
Sporadic
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
A disease having regular occurrence in a particular area is termed Endemic.
The word Endemic is used to describe a disease that is present at an approximately constant level within a society or country.
For an infection that relies on person-to-person transmission, to be endemic, each person who becomes infected with the disease must pass it on to one other person on average.