Q. I cant find a disease that is CURRENTLY targeted for eradiction. Can anyone help?
A. Locust - Welcome to ANSWERS. The only microbial disease that has ever been eradicated from the earth is smallpox in the past decades. This is a microbial (virus) disease, The one that is NOW targeted most for eradication is another viral disease = poliomyelitis (commonly called "polio"). The World Health Organization had originally set the year 2000 to eliminate this virus from th earth by a program of immunizations. The effort almost succeeded, but polio still exists in about 4 countries in the world: India, Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Efforts still continue to eradicate polio.
What's the difference between an endemic disease and an epidemic disease?
Q. And can a disease be classified as both
Please explain your answer and give some examples.
Please explain your answer and give some examples.
A. Endemic disease = a disease originated from a certain area. for instance: dengue fever is an endemic disease of southeast asia
Epidemic disease = a disease which spreads widely so that it affects a large number of people. larger scale of epidemic is called pandemic
Epidemic disease = a disease which spreads widely so that it affects a large number of people. larger scale of epidemic is called pandemic
What disease does one get when their liver cannot produce anough bile?
Q. What disease does one get when their liver cannot produce enough bile? The disease i'm talking about is when a person eats too much fatty foods and their liver cannot make enough bile to break down those fatty foods. It's similar to adult-onset diabetes.
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A. Jaundice, the disease
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What's the difference between an endemic disease and an epidemic disease?
Q. And can a disease be classified as both
Please explain your answer and give some examples.
Please explain your answer and give some examples.
A. An endemic disease is one that is continuously present in the population, often because there is a non-human reservoir for the microbe that causes it. Examples would be malaria (in tropical countries) or histoplasmosis (in America).
An epidemic disease is one that spreads in a sudden, massive surge within a population that is largely without immune protection. An obvious example is influenza, that tends to cause epidemics each time a new virus strain emerges.
An example of a disease that maybe endemic or epidemic is cholera - it can be endemic locally in areas with poor sanitation but can spread violently if sanitation breaks down in disaster areas.
An epidemic disease is one that spreads in a sudden, massive surge within a population that is largely without immune protection. An obvious example is influenza, that tends to cause epidemics each time a new virus strain emerges.
An example of a disease that maybe endemic or epidemic is cholera - it can be endemic locally in areas with poor sanitation but can spread violently if sanitation breaks down in disaster areas.
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