Why was Smallpox a strong eradication candidate?
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Controlling Infectious Diseases »Controlling Infectious Diseases
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Diseases »Diseases
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Smallpox »Smallpox
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Why was Smallpox a strong eradication candidate?
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Available vaccine confers long-term immunity »Available vaccine confers long-term immunity
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Disease easily identifiable »Disease easily identifiable
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Feasibility of elimination demonstrated in specific locations »Feasibility of elimination demonstrated in specific locations
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life long immunity »life long immunity
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No environmental reservoir  »No environmental reservoir
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No nonhuman reservoir »No nonhuman reservoir
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Political will / popular support »Political will / popular support
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Stable virus, no mutation »Stable virus, no mutation
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Transmission between individuals can be interrupted »Transmission between individuals can be interrupted
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Criteria for eradication »Criteria for eradication
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