Which disease is not ever possible to eradicate worldwide?
Non-infectious diseases, such as heart disease or cancer, cannot be eradicated. Without an effective treatment against a disease there is no possibility of eradicating it….
| Disease | Rubella |
|---|---|
| Burden of disease | 6,789 reported cases to WHO in 2017 |
| Cause | Rubella virus |
| Ways to eradicate | Vaccination |
| Fatality | Not reported |
What viruses have been eliminated?
Two infectious diseases have successfully been eradicated: smallpox in humans and rinderpest in ruminants. There are four ongoing programs, targeting the human diseases poliomyelitis (polio), yaws, dracunculiasis (Guinea worm), and malaria.
What disease comes back?
Worrisome Diseases That Are Still Around
- 1 / 13. Plague. It’s hard to believe, but the Black Death isn’t just one for the history books or far-flung places.
- 2 / 13. Tuberculosis (TB)
- 3 / 13. Syphilis and Chlamydia.
- 4 / 13. Scarlet Fever.
- 5 / 13. Measles.
- 6 / 13. Mumps.
- 7 / 13. Whooping Cough.
- 8 / 13. Legionnaires’ Disease.
Is Leprosy making a comeback?
CLAIM: Leprosy is making a comeback in Los Angeles and the city is at risk for an outbreak. No more than four cases of leprosy, also called Hansen’s Disease, have been reported in any year during that time, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Health Department.
Why do you think some diseases are appearing again?
It is believed that increased global travel is the reason for the recent renewal of many infectious diseases in the United States. The number of people traveling internationally is increasing every year, and more people are taking trips to remote parts of the world.
What are the six killer childhood diseases?
These six are the target diseases of WHO’s Expanded Programme on Immuni- zation (EPI), and of UNICEF’s Univer- sal Childhood Immunization (UCI); measles, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus and tuberculosis.