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Definition of Endemic Disease
(noun) A disease that is consistently present in people in a specific location or class position.
Examples of Endemic Disease
- Malaria is endemic to the peoples of Africa and Latin America.
- Deficiency diseases occur in areas stricken by poverty.
Endemic Disease Pronunciation
Syllabification: en·dem·ic dis·ease
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /en-dEm-ik di-zEEz/
- British English – /en-dEm-ik di-zEEz/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ɛnˈdɛmɪk dɪˈziz/
- British English – /ɛnˈdɛmɪk dɪˈziːz/
Usage Notes
- Plural: endemic diseases
- Endemic diseases are of particular interest to sociologists due to structural factors affecting health.
Additional Information
- Medical Sociology Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “endemic” and “disease” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
- Dobson, Mary J. 2007. Disease: The Extraordinary Stories behind History’s Deadliest Killers. London: Quercus.
- Rochefort, David A., and Kevin P. Donnelly. 2012. Foreign Remedies: What the Experience of Other Nations can Tell Us about Next Steps in Reforming U.S. Health Care. London: Routledge.
- Scambler, Graham, and Sasha Jane Scambler, eds. 2010. New Directions in the Sociology of Chronic and Disabling Conditions: Assaults on the Lifeworld. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Turner, Bryan S. 2009. The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies. London: Routledge.
- Weiss, Gregory L., and Lynne E. Lonnquist. 2017. The Sociology of Health, Healing, and Illness. 9th ed. New York: Routledge.
Related Terms
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Cite the Definition of Endemic Disease
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “endemic disease.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 24, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/endemic-disease/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
endemic disease. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/endemic-disease/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “endemic disease.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/endemic-disease/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“endemic disease.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/endemic-disease/>.