Hysteresis Loop in Public Health (IMAGE)

Dartmouth College

Hysteresis Loop in Public Health

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Social imitation dynamics of vaccination can exhibit hysteresis. This figure illustrates a hysteresis loop in relation to outbreaks of measles and other childhood diseases in Europe and North America.

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Figure courtesy of Feng Fu and Xingru Chen.

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Figure courtesy of Feng Fu and Xingru Chen.

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