20.14 Summary

The aforementioned examples are the most common and most likely candidates to cause an epidemic because of the relative ease of transmission. There are other types of infectious processes that can spread rapidly, but this chapter is constructed to provide a concise synopsis of the potential for epidemic and the risk analysis thereof. Again, the question of how do we realistically calculate the potential risk of an epidemic is not what we need to ask but rather, how do we enforce and educate the populous regarding the protective measure against epidemics.