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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Re: Statistical Distribution of Viruses
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Date: 2 Feb 90 22:14:19 GMT
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WHMurray@DOCKMASTER.ARPA writes:
> I have never been innoculated against Polio-myelitis.

> We no longer innoculate against Small-pox.

The two cases are not equivalent. Smallpox doesn't have a non-human
vector.  Polio does... in fact I believe that stagnant water can serve
as a reservior for Polio. So we can't "eradicate" Polio the way we
have (almost) Smallpox.

Now I'll leave it up to you folks to decide which of these should
serve as a paradigm for Viruses.
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