Poliomyelitis

Polio: Expected result of low priority given to basic health care - The Manila Times Polio: Expected result of low priority given to basic health care - The Manila Times Posted: 29 Sep 2019 09:20 AM PDT September 30, 2019 MARIT STINUS-CABUGON NO new cases of polio were reported in the past week, but health authorities are monitoring a case in Cotabato City. A three-month-old infant with fever and paralysis in one leg was brought to hospital for treatment and tests. There is reason to fear additional cases of polio in Muslim Mindanao. Why? Because immunization rates in the region — now the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, or BARMM — are disturbingly low. In 2018, only 18 percent of children aged 12 to 23 months had received all basic vaccinations. The national figure is 69.9 percent. The World Bank in "Supply Side Readiness of Primary Health Care in [BARMM]" (2019) explains why. For instance, ...

Philippines declares return of Polio after 19 years - News-Medical.net Philippines declares return of Polio after 19 years - News-Medical.net Posted: 20 Sep 2019 12:00 AM PDT The eradication of polio or poliomyelitis has been a success story for many countries across the globe, including the Philippines. For nearly two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the country's Department of Health (DOH) declared the nation polio-free, thanks to immunization programs and efforts. Polio/Poliomyelitis, an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus, 3d illustration Credit: nobeastsofierce / Shutterstock In a grim turn of events, the 19-year-long polio-free status has come to an end. Philippine health officials declared the re-emergence of the first polio case in a 3-year-old girl in Lanao del Sur, a southern province in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The three-year-old girl is the first confirmed case of T...

EDITORIAL - Get full immunization - Philippine Star EDITORIAL - Get full immunization - Philippine Star Posted: 28 Sep 2019 09:00 AM PDT EDITORIAL - Get full immunization (The Philippine Star) - September 29, 2019 - 12:00am The Philippines was officially declared polio-free in 2000, seven years after the last case was recorded. Viruses, however, can be unpredictable and may mutate. As with the flu and dengue, there can be several virus strains that may require different vaccines, or several vaccine doses. In the case of the Philippines, health experts say the two recent confirmed cases of polio were vaccine-derived. This means the virus was excreted by the antibodies of polio-vaccinated individuals and picked up by the patients, possibly through unhygienic practices. Those with weakened immune systems or living in environments with poor sanitation are the most vulnerable to infection. The country representative of the World He...

Bill Gates has a brilliant method for taking risks—and he says it's very similar to Warren Buffett's - CNBC Bill Gates has a brilliant method for taking risks—and he says it's very similar to Warren Buffett's - CNBC Posted: 28 Sep 2019 06:00 AM PDT Bill Gates takes risks that very few people in this world will. He took a risk in 1975, when he dropped out of Harvard to build Microsoft. In 2008, he took a risk in leaving Microsoft to work full-time at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. And in 2013, he took another gamble, when his foundation contributed to a $5.5 billion initiative to tackle one of the most ambitious public-health goals ever set: eradicating polio. Those big bets have paid off — polio still remains a problem in certain parts of the world, but significant improvements, such as the development of effective vaccinations, have been made since Gates got involved — whic...

Polio: Symptoms, treatments, and vaccines - Medical News Today Polio: Symptoms, treatments, and vaccines - Medical News Today Posted: 11 Dec 2017 12:00 AM PST You have chosen to share the following article: How elderberries can help you fight the flu To proceed, simply complete the form below, and a link to the article will be sent by email on your behalf. Note: Please don't include any URLs in your comments, as they will be removed upon submission. We do not store details you enter into this form. Please see our privacy policy for more information. Message sent successfully The details of this article have been emailed on your behalf. Click here to return to the Medical News Today home page. You are subscribed to email updates from "poliomyelitis treatment" - Google News . To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google, 1600 A...

Dr. Edmund Rieder -- Eyota - PostBulletin.com Dr. Edmund Rieder -- Eyota - PostBulletin.com Experts suggest physiotherapy for treatment of polio victims - DAWN.com One more polio case surfaces in Sindh - Pakistan Today Dr. Edmund Rieder -- Eyota - PostBulletin.com Posted: 28 Sep 2019 07:00 AM PDT Dr. Edmund George Xavier Rieder, 77, of Eyota, died on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, surrounded by loved ones. Edmund was born May 14, 1942, to Mildred (Volk) and Albert Rieder in Grand Rapids, Mich. He graduated from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree. He continued his education at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, at what is now Des Moines University. He then completed his residency in Child Psychiatry at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Edmund and Mary DePauw were married Aug. 29, 1964, in Grand Rapids. They lived in Des Moines, Iowa, for five years before moving to St. Charles in 1972, where t...

PH declares polio outbreak as disease returns after 19 years - Rappler PH declares polio outbreak as disease returns after 19 years - Rappler Posted: 19 Sep 2019 12:00 AM PDT MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, September 19, declared a polio epidemic after it recorded a case of the disease in Lanao del Sur. This is the country's first confirmed case after 19 years of being polio-free. The DOH said it found the disease in a 3-year-old girl who i s "now apparently well but with residual paralysis." The case was confirmed on Saturday, September 14. (READ: EXPLAINER: What is polio? ) "The result of [the girl's stool exam showed vaccine-derive poliovirus (VDPV) type 2, and the child was unvaccinated against polio," DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Ferchito Avelino said. The DOH said it is waiting for another case to be confirmed, adding that they would make an announcement once ...