A Disease That is Generally Present in a Given Population

Question

A disease that is generally present in a given population is
A)pandemic.
B)epidemic.
C)sporadic.
D)endemic.

Accepted Answer

A disease that is generally present in a given population is called endemic. Endemic diseases are usually common in a particular geographic location or population group, and the population has developed some level of immunity to the disease, making it less severe. Pandemic refers to a global outbreak of a disease, epidemic refers to a sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease in a particular geographic area, and sporadic refers to occasional cases of a disease that are not clustered in any particular location or time.