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
Malaria is one of the endemic diseases of tropical regions.
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
In Yamanashi prefecture, 'chihōbyō' used to refer to Japanese schistosomiasis.
日本住血吸虫症 is the formal medical term for schistosomiasis japonica. 地方病 is the colloquial Yamanashi term for the same disease.
Compound of 地方 (region) and 病 (disease). The specific Yamanashi usage arose because schistosomiasis was a notorious regional affliction.