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Which organization is responsible for eradicating small pox?

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WHO

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Red Cross

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Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

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United Nations Children's Fund.

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The correct option is A
WHO

Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus family. It was one of the world's most devastating diseases known to humanity. It was declared eradicated in 1980 following a global immunization campaign led by the World Health Organization.

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