Eradication of Any Pathogen is Very Unlikely Unless That Pathogen

Question

Eradication of any pathogen is very unlikely unless that pathogen uses:
A) human reservoirs only.
B) animal reservoirs only.
C) environmental reservoirs only.
D) human or animal reservoirs.
E) animal or environmental reservoirs.

Accepted Answer

Eradication of a pathogen is most feasible when the pathogen uses human reservoirs only, as control measures can be directly applied to the human population. When pathogens have animal or environmental reservoirs, it becomes significantly more challenging to control or eliminate the pathogen due to the difficulty in managing these reservoirs.