What Is the Definition of Eradication of an Infectious Disease

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of eradication of an infectious disease?

• A) Ten or more developed countries have gone ten years without reporting one case.
• B) There are no longer any cases of the microbe anywhere in the world for three consecutive years.
• C) The patient no longer shows any symptoms.
• D) There are no longer any cases of the microbe in the country.
• E) The patient has a zero blood count for the infectious microbe.

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Definitions:

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