Leprosy, Polio, TB, and Malaria: What Do They Have in Common? Illegal Aliens.
What do leprosy, polio, malaria, tuberculosis, and measles all have in common? Two things: They were mostly eradicated in the United States until recently, and they have recently been reintroduced and are flaring up in various locations in the US now — brought in (at least in part) by unscreened, unvaccinated, unidentified illegal immigrants.