2007-01-15 07:12:50 · 6 answers · asked by Martini 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Smallpox, but with terrorism it could easily make a comeback.
2007-01-15 09:53:30 · answer #1 · answered by Sandy A, RN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throughout history only one infectious disease - smallpox - has ever been eradicated. Today, two more diseases - polio and guinea-worm disease - are on the verge of eradication. Several more are gradually being brought under control or reduced to a level manageable within the existing health system. But progress is not always straightforward. Environmental change, internal conflict, mass population movements and the collapse of basic health services can rapidly overwhelm efforts to control infectious diseases. And, in the final stages when a disease becomes less visible, progress is often hampered by complacency. Success can never be taken for granted.
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Matador 89
2007-01-15 15:32:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Polio.
2007-01-15 16:51:21 · answer #3 · answered by Bigmo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smallpox only exists in laboratories and no longer infects people.
2007-01-15 15:24:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
None
2007-01-15 15:17:20 · answer #5 · answered by David 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
polio
2007-01-15 18:25:12 · answer #6 · answered by Kingocal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋