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The reasons given in the article for smallpox being able to be eradicated the first time was because a) It has no animal reservoirs b) The latent period of in
by araneae 15y ago
The reasons given in the article for smallpox being able to be eradicated the first time was because
a) It has no animal reservoirs
b) The latent period of infection is very short
c) There's an effective vaccine
None of those things would be different the second time around, unless the viruses itself was changed.