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1. The pattern of societal contacts
influence the risk of disease.
2. Many infectious diseases (or their vaccines) confer life long immunity. 3. There may be asymptomatic or subclinical infection. 4. The time frame for prevention may be be only days. 5. Because much is known about infectious agents, infectious disease epidemiology is largely concerned with interventions vs determination of risks. |