Put the article (or articles) of clothing you would like to stretch into a washing machine. Fill the washing machine up with cold water. Do not use detergent or other additives. When the washer fills up and begins to wash, turn the washer off. Leave your clothes to soak for a minimum of 24 hours.
Likewise, certain diseases are present in a set population of people or geographic region of the world with just as much consistency. When a disease is present in a population or geographic region at consistent levels and periods of time, we term this an endemic disease. For example, the disease malaria is endemic to tropical areas of the world, such as those in South America or Africa. Malaria, however, is not endemic to Antarctica since it's not present there. The flu is endemic to a Chicago winter but not summer. And so on.
The prevalence of chronic Lyme disease ranges from 34% in. a population-based, retrospective cohort study [3] to 62% in a. specialty clinic located in an area endemic for Lyme disease [4]. Clinic patients presented with arthralgia, arthritis, cardiac and. neurologic symptoms [4].