Why A Small Drop In Whooping Cough Vaccines Leads To A Case Upsurge

Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 16:50 in Physics & Chemistry

In 2012 the US saw a resurgence of pertussis (whooping cough) cases. the highest since 1955. Like in engineering, the reason a small increase in anti-science beliefs can lead to a big change in the number of cases comes down to degrees of freedom and the math of networks. read more

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