For surveillance, the public health importance of a disease is determined by which of the following? (Select all that apply)

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The more common and the more severe a disease is and the
greater the cost to society, the greater its public health importance.The duration of a
disease is not relevant (unless this is related to severity and cost) and RCTs per se are
not going to help - although if these show that intervention (e.g.screening or a vaccine)
can reduce the impact of a disease this might increase its importance.

For Surveillance, the Public Health Importance of a Disease Is