Political will / popular support

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Controlling Infectious Diseases
Diseases
Smallpox
Why was Smallpox a strong eradication candidate?
Political will / popular support
Burden of severe mortality and morbidity
Expected cost of eradication
Reasons for eradication vs control
Synergy of attack with other interventions
Available vaccine confers long-term immunity
Disease easily identifiable
Feasibility of elimination demonstrated in specific locations
life long immunity
No environmental reservoir
No nonhuman reservoir
Stable virus, no mutation
Transmission between individuals can be interrupted
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