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Which epidemic is spread due to virus this year in India? Write the name of the disease and its common symptoms? |
| Answer» ENDEMIC - describes a disease that is present permanently in a region or populationEpidemic - is an outbreak that affects many people at one time and can spread through one or several communitiesPandemic - is the term used to describe an epidemic when the spread is global.EndemicAe aegypti ae albopictus.jpgEndemic is derived from Greek en meaning in and demos meaning people. It is used to describe a disease that is present at an approximately constant level within a society or country. Each country may have a disease that is unique, for exampleCaribbean Dengue is still present due to a failure to eradicate the AEDES aegypti mosquito (see image R). Dengue first appeared in the AMERICAS and the Caribbean and with the assistance of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) in the 1950s and 1960s the Americas were largely able to eradicate the presence of the Aedes Aegypti virtually eliminating the occurrence of Dengue[2]. However, failure to eradicate its presence in the Caribbean resulted in the continued transmission throughout the region and more recently it has found its way back into the Americas CAUSING several epidemics[2]. | |