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Polio was never eliminated. It still persists in poor countries and among abject poverty stricken communities. Wild poliovirus has been eradicated in all conti
by at-fates-hands 5y ago
Polio was never eliminated. It still persists in poor countries and among abject poverty stricken communities.
Wild poliovirus has been eradicated in all continents except Asia, and as of 2020, Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two countries where the disease is still classified as endemic.[5][6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_eradication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_eradication
- robbrown451 5y agoEliminated and eradicated are not the same thing. Polio certainly has been eliminated from the United States. The point is, polio is no longer a significant problem here.
- TchoBeer 5y agoSorry, maybe I should've specified _In the United States_