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Smallpox was eradicated one person at a time
- jojodoi 3y agoOn May 8, 1980. the 33rd World Health Assembly declared the world free of smallpox. This marked the first—and only—time a human disease had been eradicated globally.
- gus_massa 3y agoFrom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_infectious_diseases#Poliomyelitis_(polio) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_infectious_dise... Only 30 cases in 2022. Fingers crossed. Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/2448/ https://xkcd.com/2448/
- porkbeer 3y agoToo bad almost every large military has tested it as a biowarfare agent at some point.