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