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2Flattening the curve is critical because it allows medical systems to better manage andorganize for patient treatment while also lowering the mortality rates. This might beaccomplished through altering people's behavior through the implementation of initiatives aimedat preventing disease transmission. Rates of infection, hospitalizations, and death rates may all bereduced as a result of this. This also means that the steeper the curve, the faster the virus isspreading due to a lack of preventative measures. Through maintaining the curve low, thenumber of new instances is reduced, preventing the health system from being overburdened interms of treating patients. Flattening the curve keeps society working by delaying anddistributing out case surges, perhaps saving lives.From a healthcare approach, leaders use data and epidemiological statistics to formulate

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Term
Spring
Professor
kamatu
Tags
Epidemiology, Fontaine

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