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Definition Of Endemic Disease And Examples

Endemic disease is an epidemic of disease common to people in a community or a specific population. Endemic diseases are also a contagious infection to people and the number is increasing continuously. The kinds of endemic diseases include, as follows. 1. Anthrax disease Anthrax is an animal disease that can be contagious in humans and is acute. The cause is the bacterium Bacillus Anthracis. Transmission can be through direct contact with spores present in soil, plants, or parts of the animal itself (such as skin, flesh, bone or blood). Anthrax disease includes a group of diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans (zoonosis). The disease most commonly affects livestock such as cattle, goats, horses and pigs. If the environmental situation is suitable for the growth of germs (eg puddles), then Bacillus Anthracis will readily appear and attack animals and are latent danger (a condition where it is very dangerous if it actually happens because it can infect livesto