enzootic

美 ,enzәu'ɔtik
英 ,enzәu'ɔtik
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[医] 指在特定地区长期存在并周期性流行的动物传染病。
形容词

用法要点

作为形容词修饰疾病名称

该词常直接置于疾病名称之前,强调其地域性和持续性特征,区别于偶然爆发的流行病。

• The enzootic form of the disease is common in this region.
• Veterinarians monitor enzootic diseases to prevent outbreaks.

描述特定地理区域的流行状况

用于说明某种疾病在某个特定生态或地理范围内是常态,而非外来入侵。

• Malaria is enzootic in parts of Africa.
• The enzootic nature of the virus makes eradication difficult.

与人类疾病概念对比

在医学语境中,常用来区分主要影响动物的地方性流行病和可能传染给人的疾病。

• While the disease is enzootic in cattle, it rarely affects humans.
• Researchers are studying how enzootic strains evolve.

基础例句

This virus is enzootic in the southern part of the country.

这种病毒在该国南部呈地方性流行。

The enzootic disease affects only wild animals in this forest.

这种地方性疾病仅影响该森林中的野生动物。

Veterinarians are working to control the enzootic outbreak.

兽医们正在努力控制这场地方性疫情。

高级例句

The enzootic cycle of the pathogen is maintained by a complex interaction between vectors and host species.

该病原体的地方性流行周期是由媒介与宿主物种之间复杂的相互作用维持的。

Differentiating between an epidemic and an enzootic condition requires careful epidemiological analysis.

区分流行病和地方性状况需要仔细的流行病学分析。

Climate change may alter the geographic distribution of enzootic diseases in livestock.

气候变化可能会改变家畜地方性疾病的地理分布。

高频搭配

adjective

enzootic diseaseenzootic infectionenzootic strainenzootic cycle

verb

monitor enzootic diseasescontrol enzootic outbreaksstudy enzootic patterns

noun

enzootic conditionsenzootic prevalenceenzootic reservoirs

preposition

enzootic in a regionenzootic to an areaenzootic within a population

常见错误

❌ 错误:This disease is epidemic in the region.
✓ 正确:This disease is enzootic in the region.

Epidemic 指突然爆发的流行病,而 enzootic 强调长期、稳定的地方性存在。

❌ 错误:The virus is endemic to humans only.
✓ 正确:The virus is enzootic in animals but can infect humans.

Endemic 通常用于人类疾病或广泛生物分布,enzootic 专指动物界的地方性流行。

近义词辨析

endemic

Endemic 适用范围更广,可用于人类、动植物及微生物;enzootic 特指动物传染病。

Malaria is endemic to many tropical regions, while rabies is enzootic in certain dog populations.

epidemic

Epidemic 强调疾病超出正常预期范围并迅速扩散,而 enzootic 描述的是常态化的存在。

The sudden spike in cases was an epidemic, not an enzootic situation.