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Term: endemic

Literally meaning: native to

Origin: Anc Greek
εν-/en-(=in)
δήμος/demos(=people, crowd, land) >Δηώ/Dio(=the ancient Greek goddess of agriculture and harvests).

Coined/History
by Hippocrates (460 BC – ca. 370 BC)

Definition
Endemic is an outbreak of infectious disease that is spreading through  a particular geography or area.

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