Poliomyelitis Articles & Analysis
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For centuries outbreaks of numerous diseases called pandemics would plague human populations in large regions or even world-wide. Throughout history there have been a number of widespread pandemics the most devastating being the Black Death pandemic that killed over 75 million people in the 1350’s and the latest being influenza outbreaks, also known as the Spanish flu, in 1918 and ...
With a novel design intended to tackle a persistent challenge of the virus, this vaccine is poised to bolster our fight against the spread of poliomyelitis. Years of research, collaboration, and testing have culminated in this achievement, promising new hope for a world free of polio. ...
Global eradication campaigns are underway to soon end dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease), yaws, malaria, and poliomyelitis (polio). For the latter, a milestone has been achieved in August 2020, when Africa was declared free of wild polio by the Africa Regional Certification Commission, making Afghanistan and Pakistan the last remaining countries with endemic cases. ...
Vero cellsare a continuous adherent cell line that is frequently used in cell culture and plays an important role in worldwide vaccine and vector production (manufacturing). Unlike other mammalian cells, they do not secrete interferon alpha or beta when infected by viruses – this is one of the reasons that efficient replication of many viruses can be achieved in Vero cells, ...
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Wastewater & COVID-19 Connections When the word wastewater crosses your mind, there is probably also a memory of your Mom’s voice telling you – wash your hands! When humans transitioned into community living, keeping your living space separate from your bathroom space was an important rule to learn. We can thank early scientists who were curious about how diseases spread and ...
Innovations and Iterations In the consumer tech world, iterations happen very fast, though most inventions are not ‘one and done’ masterpieces: the Dyson cyclone vacuum cleaner made 5,127 prototypes. In the medical device world, development takes longer because of the appropriate and necessary regulations and need for safety. Using an agile approach, but with safety and reliability ...
Reliable medical refrigeration solutions can increase the public’s trust in immunisation campaigns and therefore bolster vaccine acceptance. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its list of the top 10 global health threats. Among the threats topping that list were another global influenza pandemic, Ebola and other high threat pathogens, and vaccine hesitancy. The WHO ...
Since then, there has been a decrease in cases of many different vaccine-preventable diseases: since 2003 there have not been any deaths caused by measles, in 2011 Ghana was certified to have eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus, and the cases of poliomyelitis have dropped as well. Ghana is renowned to be one of the African countries with some of the best immunisation results ...
Childhood vaccinations provide immunity to children against serious infectious diseases before they are exposed to them to prevent illness. Many childhood diseases, such as smallpox and polio, have been almost completely eradicated as a result of widespread, standardized childhood vaccination programs. Some vaccinations, such as those for highly contagious diseases including measles, mumps, ...
The first vaccine, created by Edward Jenner, was used to fight against cowpox in 1796 in England. Though rarely seen today, cowpox, a viral infection, was contracted often by milkmaids before the late 1700s. When someone touched the udder of a cow that was infected, they could contract cowpox. The cowpox virus is like smallpox; however, it is not as deadly as smallpox. Smallpox is a virus that ...
Overview In modern times, vaccines have been widely used to keep people healthy by protecting them from serious illnesses and diseases. Worldwide, vaccines annually prevent millions of deaths, and their utilization is responsible, in many parts of the globe, for the nearly total eradication of numerous diseases, including polio, measles, and smallpox. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Name: Roberta Smith Office: Denver Practice Area: Health and Safety Area of Expertise: Occupational Health and Safety About Me in 140 Characters: I am passionate about worker health and I love having a rich and diverse career background to draw experience from. I enjoy cycling, running, swimming, biathlon, and knitting. What area(s) of Health and Safety are you most interested in? Why? Being ...
co2balance special report on the health effects of indoor smoke pollution from unregulated indoor cook stoves. Pneumonia accounts for nearly one fifth of childhood deaths worldwide, with approximately 2 million children under five dying each year. The majority of deaths occur in Africa and South-East Asia. Source WHO/ UNICEF. Acute lower respiratory infections {pneumonia) fn young children are ...
After a half-century of forming new states from former colonies and from the breakup of the Soviet Union, the international community is today focusing on the disintegration of states. The term “failing state” has entered our working vocabulary only during the last decade or so, but these countries are now an integral part of the international political landscape. In the past, governments have ...
www.earthpolicy.org/index.php?/press_room/C68/pb4_ch7_datarelease In Chapter 7 of the recently released Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Lester Brown lays out the Plan B goals for eradicating poverty and stabilizing population. Behind the scenes are a number of datasets and graphs that delve deeper into the trends discussed in the chapter. Here are some highlights from the Chapter 7 ...
Ensuring basic health care for people in low-income countries is critical to the Plan B goal of eradicating poverty and stabilizing population. While heart disease and cancer (largely the diseases of aging), obesity, and smoking dominate health concerns in industrial countries, in developing countries infectious diseases are the overriding health concern. Besides AIDS, the principal diseases of ...