On The Upbeat - Things Which Are Getting Better

It seems like everywhere you look there's bad things happening, new threats to worry about and things which are worse than they used to be. But many things are coming on leaps and bounds, people are doing incredible things and for many people life today is more sheltered and peaceful than at any time in human history. This blog seeks to redress the balance in the media on whether the world is a better place or a worse place than once it was.

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Diseases That Have Been Eradicated

Eradicated

Smallpox
Rinderpest

Global eradication under way

Poliomyelitis (polio)
Dracunculiasis
Yaws
Malaria

Regional elimination established or under way

Hookworm
Lymphatic filariasis
Measles
Rubella
Onchocerciasis
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and new variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_infectious_diseases#Other_eradicable_diseases

On The Upbeat - Things Which Are Getting Better

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Diseases That Have Been Eradicated

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