Multiple choice general knowledge

There are three strains of wild Polio virus namely P1, P2 & P3. Type 2 wild Polio virus (P2) was eliminated from the world in?

  1. 2009

  2. 2000

  3. 2005

  4. 1999

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Type 2 wild poliovirus (P2) was declared eradicated in 1999, making it the first of the three wild polio strains to be eliminated globally. The last naturally occurring case of P2 was detected in 1999 in India. Type 1 and Type 3 wild polioviruses continued to circulate after this date.