Poliomyelitis

Man credits treatment method that's almost 100 years old with saving his life from COVID-19 - Duluth News Tribune Man credits treatment method that's almost 100 years old with saving his life from COVID-19 - Duluth News Tribune Posted: 20 May 2020 04:00 AM PDT Before he entered the hospital the fourth time, on May 5, he called his friends and relatives and asked them to pray for him. "I thought I was going to die," he said Tuesday, May 19. Bad Hawk's high fever and headaches never abated. He was nauseous, suffered from diarrhea and lost his appetite. He threw up so often it was difficult to keep even water down. He became dehydrated and, with "no desire to eat," lost 26 pounds. When he was admitted to the hospital for the fourth time, his symptoms had taken a turn for the worse. He had shortness of breath and low blood-oxygen levels. "I couldn't catch my breath," he sa...

'Designer virus' is first new oral polio vaccine in 50 years: Phase 1 trial shows promise for completion of stalled eradication effort; offers lessons for COVID-19 vaccine development - Science Daily 'Designer virus' is first new oral polio vaccine in 50 years: Phase 1 trial shows promise for completion of stalled eradication effort; offers lessons for COVID-19 vaccine development - Science Daily Posted: 23 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT Before being halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a relentless vaccination campaign had nearly succeeded in eradicating polio from the world. Between 2000 and 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that its campaign had reduced the burden of the disease by 99 percent, preventing more than 13 million children from becoming infected and risking potentially debilitating paralysis. But in recent years, the eradication effort has been plagued by outbreaks of vaccine-derived...

Mary Berry health: Bake off judge's condition left her 'alone and feeling terrible' - Express Mary Berry health: Bake off judge's condition left her 'alone and feeling terrible' - Express Glimpse of the Past: Polio epidemic in 1940s-1950s affected Mankato residents - Mankato Free Press Polio survivor joins Rotary International in urging vaccinations - Bucks County Courier Times As some states reopen, studying sewage could help stop the coronavirus pandemic - USA TODAY Mary Berry health: Bake off judge's condition left her 'alone and feeling terrible' - Express Posted: 18 May 2020 01:13 AM PDT Mary Berry has a regal demeanour that is steeped in British symbolism and heritage. It is not a coincidence that she is tied to franchises that celebrate Britishness such as Britain's Best Home Cook and the Great British Bake off, a show she ...

A Polio Vaccine That Hasn’t Been Used in the U.S. for Two Decades Might Protect Against Coronavirus [Video] - SciTechDaily A Polio Vaccine That Hasn’t Been Used in the U.S. for Two Decades Might Protect Against Coronavirus [Video] - SciTechDaily Posted: 08 May 2020 12:00 AM PDT The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists considering a few less-conventional options while vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are being developed. One option might be the oral polio vaccine. We chatted with one of the researchers proposing the idea — Robert Gallo, M.D. — to understand why  vaccine that hasn't been used in the U.S. for two decades might provide short-term protection against this new coronavirus: [embedded content] Video Transcript: Could a polio vaccine help us fight COVID-19? When I first heard that idea I thought there's no way, polio has nothing to do with coronaviruses. Turns out it's not as crazy an idea as I first thought. I called up ...

Be responsible, hopeful | LETTERS - Daytona Beach News-Journal Be responsible, hopeful | LETTERS - Daytona Beach News-Journal Posted: 28 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT As a paralytic polio survivor of 1953 at age six, just a little over a year before the Salk vaccine was approved, I have closely watched the progress of a vaccine for COVID-19. The first major outbreak of poliomyelitis in the US was the summer of 1916 when 6,000 people, mainly children, died and 27,000 suffered permanent paralysis. This terrible paralyzing virus returned every summer and in 1952, there were 57,000 cases. Fear gripped our nation. Thankfully, Dr. Jonas Salk was hired in 1952 by the Medical Center of the University of Pittsburgh to start intense research on discovering a polio vaccine. On April 12, 1955, the Salk vaccine was declared safe and the polio virus was eradicated in the U.S. within the next few years. Fast forward to 1978 when Rotary International took on a ...

In Victory Against Polio, Hope for the Battle Against COVID-19 - University of Virginia In Victory Against Polio, Hope for the Battle Against COVID-19 - University of Virginia Posted: 13 May 2020 01:40 PM PDT Find the latest information on the University's response to the coronavirus here. F or much of the 20th century, summer was "polio season," and people were accustomed to seeing swimming pools and movie theaters closed to stave off the latest epidemic. Shaking hands was off limits, and even touching money was thought perilous. The ever-present threat of death or permanent paralysis from polio was part of life, as were regular social-distancing efforts to limit the terrible disease's spread. For many younger people in America, the idea of living under threat from a such a serious infectious disease has been hard to imagine, at least until COVID-19. But now the story of the victory over polio is even more resonant. In...

Survivors On The Parallels Between Polio And Coronavirus Epidemics : Coronavirus Live Updates - NPR Survivors On The Parallels Between Polio And Coronavirus Epidemics : Coronavirus Live Updates - NPR Posted: 12 May 2020 06:14 PM PDT From left to right: Margaret Nielsen, Nancy Artinian Theoharis, Ina Pinkney. Erick Williams, George Theoharis, Takashi Yagihashi hide caption toggle caption Erick Williams, George Theoharis, Takashi Yagihashi From left to right: Margaret Nielsen, Nancy Artinian Theoharis, Ina Pinkney. Erick Williams, George Theoharis, Takashi Yagihashi A fear of the unknown. The need to maintain an appropriate distance. An urgent desire to find a cure or vaccine. They're the hallmarks of the coronavirus pandemic, but they also characterized an earlier epidemic: when paralysis-causing polio ravaged the U.S. in the 1940s and '50s. Now, the toddlers and preteens of that era are once a...