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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.)
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.
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:
In the United States, the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) is responsible for sharing information regarding notifiable diseases. As of 2020, the following are the notifiable diseases in the US as mandated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: [1]
Healthcare continues to be a major debate in the U.S while the cost of chronic disease is getting larger. By 2030, it's projected to cost America $42 trillion. Studies show that about ...
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In rural America, reversing the rise in heart disease and strokes isn’t a question of innovation. “We’re doing cutting-edge medical things here; we’re doing robotic surgery that no one ...
2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks; 2006 North American E. coli outbreak in spinach; 2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak; 2009 swine flu pandemic in the United States; 2011 United States listeriosis outbreak; 2012 outbreak of Salmonella; 2012–2013 flu season; 2014 enterovirus D68 outbreak; 2015 United States E. coli outbreak