Eradicating a disease What is eradication? Eliminating the possibility of new infections of a disease Usually,this requires eliminating all human and nonhuman reservoirs of disease Worldwide eradication eliminates all economic costs Epidemiological costs(mortality,human suffering) Excess burden of disease(fear of disease contraction) Historically,only one disease has been eradicated worldwide(smallpox) Bhattacharya,Hyde and Tu-HealthEconomicsBhattacharya, Hyde and Tu – Health Economics Eradicating a disease  What is eradication?  Eliminating the possibility of new infections of a disease  Usually, this requires eliminating all human and nonhuman reservoirs of disease  W0rldwide eradication eliminates all economic costs  Epidemiological costs (mortality, human suffering)  Excess burden of disease (fear of disease contraction)  Historically, only one disease has been eradicated worldwide (smallpox)