This article is written by the medical professionals at the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and is about 14 diseases that have been completely eradicated in the United states thanks to the help of vaccines. Ranging from polio to diphtheria this article addresses what symptoms these diseases bring, and at what age you should vaccinate your children. In conclusion this article is important to my research because it gives me some background information about the horrific disease’s vaccines have helped eliminate.