Case Study Eradicating Smallpox
Answer the following questions based on case facts, chapter material and apply your experience and knowledge in healthcare in a one-page summary.
1. Define eradication, extinction, elimination, and control.
2. Describe the characteristics of smallpox that made it an appropriate candidate for eradication.
3. Should a measles eradication program be initiated? Why or why not?
4. If polio is eradicated, should we destroy all poliovirus samples? why or why not?
5. In 1965 why didn’t the World Health Organization immediately undertake a full-scale eradication program after endorsement by the world health assembly?