Myers M L, McGlothlin J D
Am Ind Hyg Assoc J. 1996 Apr;57(4):330-2.
Diseases that have been eradicated by worldwide action are rare. Rarer still are examples of occupational diseases that have been eradicated. Phosphorus necrosis, also known as "phossy jaw," was associated with the manufacture of matches. International action to overcome this disease was seen as necessary so that one nation would not have a competitive advantage over another resulting from the elimination of white phosphorous in the manufacture of matches. In the United States the tax power of the federal government was used as the control measure. Following passage of the Match Act of 1912 by Congress, the United States joined other nations in eliminating the dreaded disease, phossy jaw, from its population.
通过全球行动已被根除的疾病十分罕见。已被根除的职业病案例更是少之又少。磷毒性颌骨坏死，也被称为“磷毒性颌骨炎”，曾与火柴制造有关。人们认为有必要采取国际行动来攻克这种疾病，以免一个国家因在火柴制造中消除白磷而比另一个国家具有竞争优势。在美国，联邦政府的税收权力被用作控制措施。1912年国会通过《火柴法案》后，美国与其他国家一道，使本国人口摆脱了可怕的磷毒性颌骨坏死疾病。
