Endemic

Endemic: Something peculiar to a particular people or locality, such as a disease which is always present in the population.

endemic
Present in a community or among a group of people; said of a disease prevailing continually in a region.

endemic disease The constant presence of a disease or infectious agent within a given geographic area or population group; may also refer to the usual prevalence of a given disease within such area or group.

E endemic species
Definition (english only)
Species native to, and restricted to, a particular geographical region.

ENDEMICS Endemics are plant or animal species that occur only in one very specific geographical area and nowhere else on earth.

Endemic Having their habitat in a specified district or area, or the presence of a disease at relatively low levels, all the time.

The Exxon Valdez oil spill off the Coast of Prince Edward Sound in 1990, while an environmental disaster of epic proportions, provided a fascinating example of the ability of endemic populations of microorganisms to cleanse the environment, ...

"In other places children's asthma rates are measured above 90 percent, or mental retardation is endemic. In these places, life expectancy may be half that of the richest nations.

See also: Water, Environment, Environmental, Population, Air