Disease elimination is helped by-
Correct Answer: Herd immunity
Description: Ans. is 'a' i.e., Herd immunity o If the herd immunity is sufficiently high, the occurrence of an epidemic is regarded as highly unlikely.o If that high level of immunity is maintained and stepped up, by an on-going immunization programme, to the point where the susceptible persons are reduced to a small proportion of the population, it may lead to elimination of the disease in due course.o This has been achieved in such diseases as diphtheria and polio.
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