Which of the following best describes the current goal in relation to communicable diseases?

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The goal of prevention and control programs is to reduce the prevalence of a disease to a level at which it no longer poses a major public health problem.In some cases,diseases may even be eliminated or eradicated.The goal of elimination is to remove a disease from a large geographical area (e.g.,a country or region of the world),such as has been done with polio in the Americas.Eradication is the irreversible termination of all transmission of infection by extermination of the infectious agents worldwide,as has been done with smallpox.Because of the large amount of international travel,it is impossible to prevent the spread of diseases from occuring worldwide.The expansion of health care facilities would not improve the treatment of infectious diseases,rather improved sanitation could assist in this instead.The goal for the spread of communicable diseases is erradication,not control of new cases.

Which of the Following Best Describes the Current Goal in Relation