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2024
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In May 1966, the World Health Organization was authorized to initiate a global campaign to eradicate smallpox. The goal was to eradicate the disease in one decade. Because similar projects for malaria and yellow fever had failed, few believed that smallpox could actually be eradicated but eleven years after the initial organization of the campaign, no cases were reported in the field.
The strategy was not only to provide mass vaccinations, but also to isolate patients with active smallpox in order to contain the spread of the disease and to break the chain of human transmission. Rewards for reporting smallpox assisted in motivating the public to aid health workers. One by one, each smallpox victim was sought out, removed from contact with others and treated. At the same time, the entire village where the victim had lived was vaccinated. Today smallpox is no longer a threat to humanity. Routine vaccinations have been stopped worldwide.
According to the paragraph what was the strategy used to eliminate the spread of small pox?
- A.
Vaccination of the entire village
- B.
Treatment of individual victims
- C.
Isolation of victims and mass vaccinations
- D.
Extensive reporting of outbreaks
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Correct answer: C
Explanation: The eradication campaign used a combined approach to stop smallpox transmission.
Mass vaccination: Entire communities (for example, whole villages) were vaccinated to build population immunity.
Isolation of infected people: Active cases were found, removed from contact with others, and treated to contain spread and break the chain of human transmission.
Active case-finding supported by rewards: Public reporting was encouraged through rewards so health workers could locate every case quickly.
These combined measures—mass vaccination, isolation of cases, and rapid case detection—together led to the successful eradication of smallpox.