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Which of the following disease has been eradicated?

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Plague
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Poliomyelitis
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Small pox
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Hepatitis
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Solution

The correct option is C Small pox
  • Smallpox is an acute, contagious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, variola major and variola minor.
  • The last known natural case was in Somalia in 1977. Small poc was declared eradicated in 1980 following a global immunization campaign led by the World Health Organization.
  • Hence small pox disease has been eradicated.
  • So,the correct answer is 'Small pox'.

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