According to the Mayo clinic, measles was essentially eradicated in the United States due to childhood vaccination. Recently mor
e and more cases are being reported in the U.S. because of parents choosing not to vaccinate their children. In the U.S., measles would currently be classified as what type of disease?
These types of diseases that were exterminated but now have came back are typed as 'Re-emerging diseases'. The diseases where once eradicated but now they have mutated and evolved to stronger strains. The diseases that were once controlled have now have had more reported cases and gaining popularity have 'emerged' once again into the world.
Due to parents not wanting to vaccinate their children from common diseases like polio and measles, this could become an epidemic.
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, orAIDS, is an autoimmune disease that is the final stage of human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, which attacks the immune system similar to other autoimmune diseases and leaves the body susceptible to other diseasesand infections.