Which term describes a disease that is similar to an endemic in humans?

Which term describes a disease that is similar to an endemic in humans?

• A. Epizootic
• B. Enzootic
• C. Ectozootic
• D. Endozootic

Answer: (B)

Enzootic describes a disease that is regularly present in an animal population, just as endemic describes a disease that is regularly present in a human population. When a disease stays at a baseline level within animals in a region, we call it enzootic. A disease with a sudden rise and spread among animals is an epizootic, analogous to an epidemic in humans. The other terms aren’t used to describe the normal, ongoing presence of disease in animal populations, so they don’t fit as well for this concept.

Enzootic describes a disease that is regularly present in an animal population, just as endemic describes a disease that is regularly present in a human population. When a disease stays at a baseline level within animals in a region, we call it enzootic. A disease with a sudden rise and spread among animals is an epizootic, analogous to an epidemic in humans. The other terms aren’t used to describe the normal, ongoing presence of disease in animal populations, so they don’t fit as well for this concept.