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by wk_end
1687 days ago
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> There's a difference between elimination and eradication. Elimination means getting cases close to 0 as possible, and then - any outbreaks that do occur, tracking them and stamping them out before they can spread. Is that...true? I'm a native English speaker, and "elimination" and "eradication" are completely synonymous to me, at least in terms of denotation. That is to say, both of these mean "absolutely no SARS-CoV-2 remains." The dictionary agrees with this, too: eliminate is defined as "completely remove or get rid of (something)". What you're describing sounds a lot more like "containment" I'd certainly accept that epidemiologists have their own lingo that differs from natural English, but it also...kinda sounds like you might be mistaken. |
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From https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su48a7.htm
>Control: The reduction of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity or mortality to a locally acceptable level as a result of deliberate efforts; continued intervention measures are required to maintain the reduction. Example: diarrhoeal diseases.
>Elimination of disease: Reduction to zero of the incidence of a specified disease in a defined geographical area as a result of deliberate efforts; continued intervention measures are required. Example: neonatal tetanus.
>Elimination of infections: Reduction to zero of the incidence of infection caused by a specific agent in a defined geographical area as a result of deliberate efforts; continued measures to prevent re-establishment of transmission are required. Example: measles, poliomyelitis.
>Eradication: Permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of infection caused by a specific agent as a result of deliberate efforts; intervention measures are no longer needed. Example: smallpox.
>Extinction: The specific infectious agent no longer exists in nature or in the laboratory. Example: none