An endemic disease can be defined as the frequency of a given disease, usually linked to a region by climatic, social, hygienic and biological factors, in this way a patient can be considered endemic when cases occur frequently in a given area.
Normally, endemic diseases are limited to one region and do not spread to other regions, in the same way these diseases can be seasonal, depending on whether they vary according to the time of year, as is the case of yellow fever, which is considered endemic. in the northern region of Brazil and whose frequency is increasing in the region. summer, which is the hottest time of the year in this region.
Diseases considered endemic are the least common diseases in a region and at specific times, including:
The development of an endemic disease depends on economic factors, such as the lack of basic sanitation and treated water; cultural, ecological conditions, such as pollution and climatic conditions that favor the multiplication of vectors; social and biological, such as the sensitivity of individuals and the transmissibility of the infectious agent.
To prevent the development of endemic diseases, it is important to evaluate the factors that favor the onset of these diseases, so to prevent and control endemic diseases it is important that measures are taken to improve hygiene and cleanliness conditions. endemic areas, as well as reversed strategies to prevent the spread of the infectious agent and the risk of disease transmission for people.
It is also important that endemic disease emergencies are reported to the health system so that prevention and control measures can be strengthened.