📚 noun • entry_id 57062
syndemic
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sindemia
An aggregation of two or more diseases that interact synergistically within a population.
In sum malnutrition, infectious disease, and cognitive impairment constitute a syndemic that is rooted in and perpetuates suboptimal social, political, and economic conditions.
The aggregation of these diseases on a background of social and economic disparity exacerbates the adverse effects of each separate disease. COVID-19 is not a pandemic. It is a syn…
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