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A disease or organism that is naturally present in a specific geographic area or population.
코로나19는 전 세계적으로 퍼졌지만, 일부 지역에서는 여전히 엔데믹으로 남아 있습니다.
COVID-19 has spread globally, but in some regions, it remains endemic.
In epidemiology, an endemic disease is constantly present in a population but limited to a specific area.
'엔데믹' can refer to diseases (medical) or species (ecological), but the core idea of being native to a region remains the same.
Do not use '엔데믹' for global phenomena; it specifically refers to localized conditions.
Derived from the English word 'endemic', from Greek 'endēmos' (native, local).
In Korean, '엔데믹' is often used in medical and ecological contexts to describe conditions or species restricted to a particular area.