Guinea worm disease is close to total eradication.What is the only other infectious disease to have been eradicated?

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The only other infectious disease to have been eradicated is smallpox, which was officially declared eradicated in 1980 by the World Health Organization (WHO). No other infectious disease has been entirely eradicated, although polio is close to eradication. HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, though they have effective treatment and prevention methods, still exist as global health challenges. Lung cancer is not an infectious disease, it is a type of cancer caused by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lungs.

Guinea Worm Disease Is Close to Total Eradication