Multiple choice

Which of the following diseases is on the verge of global eradication?

  1. Small pox

  2. Yaws

  3. Hookworm disease

  4. Lymphatic filariasis
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Global eradication of yaws in underway. Yaws is a rarely fatal but highly disfiguring disease that is caused by spiral-shaped bacterium (Spirochete) Treponema pallidum pertenue. No cases have been seen in India since 2004 and hopefully, global elimination will be achieved by 2020.

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