Human Health and Diseases Question 38

38. Which one of the following diseases is now considered nearly eradicated from India ?

[1997]

(a) Plague

(b) Kala azar

(c) Small pox

(d) Poliomyelitis

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Answer : c

Hints & Solutions

(c) Small pox, caused by Variola virus, is an acute highly communicable disease which has been irradicated not only from India but from the whole world.