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==Epidemiology== *~150 cases (6.1% of the community population) were identified<ref name="Poskanzer, 1957" /> *the onset of cases occurred from mid-March 1956 until June 1, 1956<ref name="Poskanzer, 1957" /> *no children under 12 yrs became ill<ref name="Poskanzer, 1957" /> *the incidence and severity was higher in females (8.2% of the female population versus 4.0% of the male)<ref name="Poskanzer, 1957" /><ref name="Acheson, 1959" /> *42% of medical and hospital staff were affected which is disproportionately higher than the general population<ref name="Poskanzer, 1957" /> *the incubation period was less than one week, probably five to six days,<ref name="Acheson, 1959" /> *the duration lasted from one day to more than six months<ref name="Poskanzer, 1957" /><ref name="Acheson, 1959" />
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