endemic typhus and epidemic typhus?

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endemic typhus and epidemic typhus?

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snake0613
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07/15/05 - 03:56 AM

how to understand the difference between epidemic and endemic?

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bactitech
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07/16/05 - 01:16 AM

Endemic refers to an infection that is always present in small numbers in a population. Epidemic is an endemic disease (or not) running rampant in a population.

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