Poliomyelitis

CDC Director Says 1 In 4 May Have No Coronavirus Symptoms : Shots - Health News - NPR CDC Director Says 1 In 4 May Have No Coronavirus Symptoms : Shots - Health News - NPR Posted: 31 Mar 2020 09:20 AM PDT Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks at a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing about the coronavirus on March 11. Michael Brochstein/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Brochstein/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks at a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing about the coronavirus on March 11. Michael Brochstein/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via Getty Images When infectious pathogens have threatened the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been front and center. During t...

Google Doodle honors pioneering polio doctor Jean Macnamara - CNET Google Doodle honors pioneering polio doctor Jean Macnamara - CNET Dame Jean Macnamara: Google honours the work of pioneering polio scientist and doctor - The Independent Measles and polio may come 'roaring back' as global vaccination programmes shut down - Telegraph.co.uk Jeromesville 9-year-old's polio case created 1931 controversy | Area History - Richland Source Google Doodle honors pioneering polio doctor Jean Macnamara - CNET Posted: 31 Mar 2020 10:39 PM PDT Jean Macnamara was an Australian doctor and medical scientist whose work helped lead to the development of a vaccine for the virus. Google Jean Macnamara was an Australia doctor and medical scientist whose tireless hard work helped further our understanding and treatment of various forms of paralysis, including polio. Her work would later contribute to the dev...

Google Doodle honors Jean Macnamara, Australian polio doctor - CNET Google Doodle honors Jean Macnamara, Australian polio doctor - CNET Jeromesville 9-year-old's polio case created 1931 controversy | Area History - Richland Source Measles and polio may come 'roaring back' as global vaccination programmes shut down - Telegraph.co.uk Google Doodle honors Jean Macnamara, Australian polio doctor - CNET Posted: 31 Mar 2020 07:23 PM PDT Jean Macnamara was an Australian doctor and medical scientist whose work helped lead to the development of a vaccine for the virus. Google Jean Macnamara was an Australia doctor and medical scientist whose tireless hard work helped further our understanding and treatment of various forms of paralysis, including polio. Her work would later contribute to a development of a vaccine for polio. For her contributions to understanding paralysis, as well as her dedicatio...

Measles and polio may come 'roaring back' as global vaccination programmes shut down - Telegraph.co.uk Measles and polio may come 'roaring back' as global vaccination programmes shut down - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 31 Mar 2020 07:36 AM PDT The coronavirus outbreak could lead to a resurgence of childhood diseases such as measles and polio, as the pandemic has shut down routine vaccination schedules and disrupted supply chains, experts have warned. While the unprecedented interventions introduced to stem the Covid-19 pandemic should prevent other disease outbreaks in the short term there is a real concern about a potential explosion of infectious, preventable illnesses when life returns to "normal".  Across the globe, planned efforts to vaccinate children against childhood diseases, including measles and polio, have already been suspended.  Dr Robin Nandy, global chief of immunisation at Unice...

1946 polio case quarantines farm family | Yarns of Yesteryear - Leader-Telegram 1946 polio case quarantines farm family | Yarns of Yesteryear - Leader-Telegram Posted: 30 Mar 2020 03:00 AM PDT The year was 1946. World War II had ended, but the state and national concern that year focused on a new enemy, poliomyelitis, better known as infantile paralysis, or polio. Our family lived on an 80-acre dairy farm in Manitowoc County, which did not have electricity or indoor plumbing. We relied on a windmill to pump our water or had to resort to pumping it by hand. We hand milked 15 cows twice a day. Needless to say, farming was a struggle then, and to make matters worse, my three-year-old sister, Dianne, suddenly became sick in June of that year with what our family doctor diagnosed as polio symptoms and advised that she be taken by ambulance to a hospital in Madison that was set up to handle polio patients. Our family of eight was immediately pla...