WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two diseases did the League try to eradicate?
A
Measles and small pox
B
Leprosy and malaria
C
Malaria and small pox
D
Small pox and leprosy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Antibiotics can cure leprosy. They work by killing the bacteria that cause leprosy. While antibiotics can kill the bacteria, they cannot reverse damage caused by the bacteria. If you already have a disability, such as loss of feeling or blindness, that’s permanent.

Detailed explanation-2: -The last known natural case was in Somalia in 1977. In 1980 WHO declared smallpox eradicated – the only infectious disease to achieve this distinction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Q. Diseases like plague, leprosy, and smallpox have been completely eradicated from India.

Detailed explanation-4: -India achieved the goal set by the National Health Policy, 2002 of elimination of leprosy as a public health problem, defined as less than 1 case per 10, 000 population, at the National level in December 2005.

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