Enzootic vs. Epizootic
Enzooticnoun
(epidemiology) a disease which is consistently prevalent in a population of non-human animals in a limited region, season or climate.
Enzooticadjective
Like or having to do with an enzootic
Enzooticadjective
Of a disease, prevalent in a given population or area
Enzooticadjective
Afflicting animals; - used of a disease affecting the animals of a district. It corresponds to an endemic disease among men.
Enzooticadjective
of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases
Enzootic
Enzootic is the non-human equivalent of endemic and means, in a broad sense, or , , or a particular geography, race, field, area, or environment; native to an area or scope. It also has two specific meanings: an organism being means native to a place or a specific fauna in epizoology, an infection is said to be in a population when the infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs (cf.
Epizooticnoun
(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period. Compare epidemic.
Epizooticnoun
A particular epizootic disease.
Epizooticnoun
A disease or ailment (of humans).
Epizooticadjective
(epidemiology) Like or having to do with an epizootic: epidemic among animals.
Epizooticadjective
Containing fossils.
Epizooticadjective
Relating to epizoa; epizoic.
Epizooticadjective
Of or pertaining to an epizoön.
Epizooticadjective
Containing fossil remains; - said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like.
Epizooticadjective
Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; - corresponding to epidemic diseases among men.
Epizooticnoun
A disease attacking many animals at the same time; an epizootic disease.
Epizooticnoun
A murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.
Epizooticadjective
(of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region;
Epizootic
In epizoology, an epizootic (from Greek: epi- upon + zoon animal) is a disease event in a nonhuman animal population analogous to an epidemic in humans. An epizootic may be restricted to a specific locale (an ), general (an ), or widespread ().
