The word "Eradication" is derived from Latin word "radix" which means "root". It may refer to: * Eradication of infectious diseases (human), the reduction of the global incidence of an infectious disease in humans to zero * Eradication of infectious diseases (animal), the reduction of the global incidence of an infectious disease in its animal host(s) to zero *

Extirpation Local extinction, also known as extirpation, refers to a species (or other taxon) of plant or animal that ceases to exist in a chosen geographic area of study, though it still exists elsewhere. Local extinctions are contrasted with global extinct ...

, or intentional local extinction, of an introduced species *

Genocide Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people—usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group—in whole or in part. Raphael Lemkin coined the term in 1944, combining the Greek word (, "race, people") with the Latin ...

, the deliberate, systematic destruction of an ethnic, religious or national group of people *Intentional extermination of a population of insects or vermin as part of pest control *A heraldic term denoting a tree that has been uprooted; see

eradication (heraldry) Erasure in blazon, the language of heraldry, is the tearing off of part of a charge, leaving a jagged edge of it remaining. In blazons the term is most often found in its adjectival form, erased, and is usually applied to animate charges, most o ...

*Total removal of a given

pathogen In biology, a pathogen ( el, πάθος, "suffering", "passion" and , "producer of") in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred to as an infectious agent, or simply a germ ...

from an individual (medical or clinical use), also known as clearance of an

infection An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable dise ...

, particularly in the context of

HIV The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of ''Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the immune ...

*A song on the album ''

The Price of Existence ''The Price of Existence'' is the second album by American deathcore band All Shall Perish, released in 2006. This is their first album to feature vocalist Eddie Hermida and lead guitarist Chris Storey. It has sold approximately 20,000 records wo ...

'' performed by the death metal band All Shall Perish *"

Eradicate the Doubt "Eradicate the Doubt" is a song by Biffy Clyro and the third single from their 2003 album, '' The Vertigo Of Bliss'', and their seventh overall single. It reached number 98 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listings Songs and lyrics by Simon Neil. ...

", a song by Biffy Clyro

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