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Which disease became the first to be entirely eradicated from the human population through a global vaccination campaign, certified by the WHO in 1980?
Answer
Smallpox
The WHO declared smallpox eradicated in 1980 after a decade-long global vaccination campaign that reached even the most remote regions, including war-torn areas of Afghanistan.
💡 Did you know?
Smallpox eradication required vaccinating people in remote Afghan villages by helicopter and camel during active warfare in the 1970s.
Other options people guess
- Poliomyelitis
- Measles
- Rinderpest
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- smallpox
- public-health
- history-of-medicine
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