alleryStart learning →A disease that is constantly present at low incidence in a population is described as what?
AAn epidemic disease in that group
BAn endemic disease in that group
CA pandemic disease in that group
DA zoonotic disease in that group
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. An endemic disease in that group
1. An epidemic strikes an unusually high number of individuals in a population at the same time.
2. A pandemic is a widespread, usually worldwide, epidemic.
3. An endemic disease is constantly present, usually at low incidence, in a population, which matches the description.
4. A zoonosis is defined by jumping from animals to humans rather than by how often it occurs.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 22 "Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea", section 22.4 Bacterial Diseases in Humans_
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