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The discussion isn't about wiping out a disease, it's about wiping out a species to wipe out a disease. Smallpox was eliminated in large part due to vaccination
by TheHypnotist 8y ago
The discussion isn't about wiping out a disease, it's about wiping out a species to wipe out a disease. Smallpox was eliminated in large part due to vaccination, not wiping an animal or insect from the face of the planet.
Now, if you can eliminate the malaria within the mosquito, that's something else entirely.
- sampo 8y agoSmallpox was a species, too. If we allow viruses to be species.
- TheHypnotist 8y agoFair - and you are probably right. But I'd rather not get into semantics. You know what I meant.
- krageon 8y agoIf everyone knew what you meant we wouldn't be having the discussion that we are definitely having.
- TheHypnotist 8y agoDid you not read the OP? It makes the discussion pretty clear.