So tuberculosis is an endemic disease in meerkats.

结核病是猫鼬会得的一种地方性疾病。

Diseases can be classified differently. For instance, an epidemic disease is one that strikes many persons in a community. When it strikes the same region year after year it is an endemic disease.

急性病发作快、病程短。举个例子来说，急性心脏病常常无征兆的地发作，而且会很快致命。