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If every person in the world spent 30 days without human contact in a sterilized space, would it be possible to eradicate the flu or other diseases?

Nope. Nearly all viruses and bacteria that infect humans have non-human reservoirs, with only a few exceptions. In addition, some viruses are resident in human DNA and can re-emerge from your genome itself with no outside vector and no infection present.

Viruses are with us forever, likely1. Harmful bacteria might be more capable of being eliminated fully.

  1. Absent a whole lot of genetic engineering.

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