Disease Eradication
Disease eradication is a public health practice that aims to completely remove a disease from the human population by eliminating the disease-causing agents. With the use of vaccinations, improved sanitation and hygiene, as well as other public health practices, perfect success in disease eradication has been achieved in the past. The most successful examples of disease eradication are smallpox, which was completely eradicated from the human population by 1977, and rinderpest, which was declared eradicated by 2011. Through effective disease eradication and global vaccination programs, millions of lives have been saved, and billions of dollars have been saved in health care costs worldwide.
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