Coronapod: what people get wrong about endemic COVID
Nature Podcast
What Is Endemic Virus?
An endemic infection can be both widespread and deadly. Malaria kills 600 thousand people a year, Tuberculosis is considered endemic. Smallpox was endemic until it was stamped out. The number of people that can be infected balances out the reproduction number. There may be other physical barrer, for example, that stop the spread.
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