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Similarities between epidemics and individual infections
| Features in common |
|---|
| Exponential increase of cases (epidemics) and of pathogens (infections) |
| Early intervention is best |
| Early control efforts can seem excessive and unwarranted |
| Failure of early control greatly increases costs (both due to the infections/pathogens themselves and due to the control measures) |
| Terminating control efforts early leads to setbacks |
| Complete eradication of the disease can be costly |
