Answer to Question #245346 in Microbiology for Lole

Question

The “small pox virus” is the only viral disease of humans that has been successfully eradicated.

Select one:

True or False

Answer 1

False. Only two illnesses have been declared officially eradicated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to date: smallpox caused by the variola virus (VARV) and rinderpest caused by the rinderpest virus (RPV).