Assertion: smallpox | /r/HasProperty | good candidate
Facets:
value: for eradication
type: PURPOSE
value: for several reasons
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Although no human disease had ever been eradicated, smallpox was a good candidate: it was easily diagnosed, had an effective vaccine and did not live in any other animal host.
text: Smallpox was a good candidate for eradication, for several reasons: It could only infect humans, so there could be no animal reservoir of the disease.