Eradication of infectious diseases - Wikipedia Two infectious diseases have successfully been eradicated: smallpox in humans, and rinderpest in ruminants There are four ongoing programs, targeting the human diseases polio, yaws, dracunculiasis (Guinea worm), and malaria
Eradication of Diseases - Our World in Data Eradication means that intervention measures are no longer required, and the agent that previously caused the disease is no longer present In contrast, the elimination of a disease is when deliberate effort leads to local infections being reduced to zero within a defined geographic area
Eradication - definition of eradication by The Free Dictionary Define eradication eradication synonyms, eradication pronunciation, eradication translation, English dictionary definition of eradication tr v e·rad·i·cat·ed , e·rad·i·cat·ing , e·rad·i·cates 1 To tear up by the roots: "They loosened the soil and eradicated the weeds" 2 To get rid of;