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Yes, smallpox has been completely eradicated worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared smallpox eradicated in 1980 after a successful global vaccination campaign. The last natural outbreak occurred in 1977, and since then, there have been no reported cases of the disease. Today, smallpox virus samples are maintained only in secure laboratories for research purposes.
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The only disease to be eradicated worldwide was?
diseases eradication is very difficult but pox (variole in french) has been eradicated
How many people contract smallpox a year?
Smallpox was eradicated by 1980 due to the World Health Organization (WHO) campaign, so none.
What medical condition has killed the most people in the world?
Although it is now eradicated I believe it was smallpox.
Which disease has been fully eradicated from the world?
Small pox no longer exists any where in the world.
How serious is smallpox?
smallpox i so fatal you would notsurvive it. it has been eradicated in great Britain
Are mumps eradicated?
No, the only infectious disease to have been completely eradicated by a coordinated vaccination program is smallpox.
Which disease that has been eradicated from the world?
So far, only one infectious disease has been eradicated. In 1980, after decades of efforts by the World Health Organization, the declared smallpox was eradicated.
How cure smallpoks?
Smallpox? It was cured/eradicated by mass vaccination.
How are chicken and smallpox different?
chicken pox are mostly on the chest and face and smallpox's are mostly on the face and legs. smallpox is considered eradicated and chickenpox is not.
Why have smallpox and polio been the only successfully eradicated diseases?
Medicine has not been as successful as we would have imagined in that area. Those diseases are alive and well in other parts of the world. Smallpox is severe.
Has smallpox killed people?
i believe it causes multiple organ failure
Name a disease that has been eradicated worldwide because of immunisation programmes?
Smallpox
