Endemic 88841 213451727 2008-05-19T12:11:50Z Kguirnela 2319988 Revert to revision 204786456 dated 2008-04-10 21:41:00 by Art LaPella using [[:en:Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation_popups|popups]] {{wiktionary}} '''Endemic''', in a broad sense, can mean "belonging" or "native to", "characteristic of", or "prevalent in" a particular [[geography]], race, field, area, or [[Natural environment|environment]]; native to an area or scope. It also has two specific meanings: * [[Endemism]], an organism being "''endemic''" means exclusively native to a place or biota * [[Endemic (epidemiology)]], an infection is said to be "''endemic''" in a human population when that infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs. ==See also== * [[Endemism in birds]], relates to the definitions of endemism for birds only. * [[Epizoology]], the study of infection and disease patterns in animal populations. * [[Zoonosis]], any infectious disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans * [[Epidemic]] {{disambig}} [[af:Endemies]] [[de:Endemisch]] [[es:Endémico]] [[nl:Endemie]]