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This is a list of diseases known (or declared) to have been eliminated from the United States, either permanently or at one time. (" Elimination " is the preferred term for "regional eradication" of a disease; the term " eradication " is reserved for the reduction of an infectious disease's global prevalence to zero.)
Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections , an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered ...
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This contains diseases which have been eradicated. For lists of diseases which are actively being eradicated; diseases with past (failed) eradication efforts, and; diseases which are judged to be eradicable with current medical knowledge and technology, see the introduction to the article eradication of infectious diseases.
Saal Bulas syndrome; Saal Greenstein syndrome; Sabinas brittle hair syndrome; Saccharopinuria; Sackey–Sakati–Aur syndrome; Sacral agenesis; Sacral defect anterior sacral meningocele
This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
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The term childhood disease refers to disease that is contracted or becomes symptomatic before the age of 18 or 21 years old. Many of these diseases can also be contracted by adults. Some childhood diseases include: