Consider the following diseases :
1. Diphtheria
2. Chickenpox
3. Smallpox
Which of the above diseases has/have been eradicated in India?
This questions was previously asked in
UPSC CSP Previous Year Paper (2014)
1 and 2 only
Incorrect Answer1, 2 and 3
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
The Smallpow was eradicated from India in 1979, whereas Diphtheria and chickenpow are still prevalent .
For this reason through Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP),or Mission Indradhanush, Government of India is providing vaccination free of cost against vaccine preventable diseases include diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles, severe form of childhood tuberculosis, hepatitis B, meningitis and pneumonia (Hemophilus influenza type B infections), Japanese encephalitis (JE) in JE pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and measles-rubella (MR) vaccine in UIP/national immunization programme.
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By: Abhipedia