地ち方ほう病びょう

noun

endemic disease; local disease

General medical term for a disease that is constantly present in a particular region or population. Compare 風土病, which is a near synonym.

See also: 風土病

• マラリアは熱ねっ帯たい地ち方ほうの地ち方ほう病びょうの一ひとつです。

  Malaria is one of the endemic diseases of tropical regions.

noun

Japanese schistosomiasis; oriental schistosomiasis

Colloquial term used in Yamanashi prefecture specifically for schistosomiasis japonica, a parasitic disease historically endemic to the area.

See also: 日本住血吸虫症

• 山やま梨なし県けんでは、かつて地ち方ほう病びょうといえば日本にほん住じゅう血けつ吸きゅう虫ちゅう症しょうを指さした。

  In Yamanashi prefecture, 'chihōbyō' used to refer to Japanese schistosomiasis.