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‘My greatest handicap was the attitude of normal people.’ Alan Marshall’s artful polio memoir, I Can Jump Puddles, turns 70
Polio is in the news, with vaccination under threat and recent outbreaks. This makes Alan Marshall’s classic disability ...
Takeaways from interviews with families forever changed by diseases that vaccines can prevent
In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...
Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families
In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...
Indiatimes1mon
Polio virus detected in children without symptoms: What does it really mean? - Times of India
Mild symptoms like fever, sore throat, headache, fatigue, ... About 70% of polio infections are completely asymptomatic. That means the person carries the virus and can spread it to others, ...
Des Moines Register2mon
America once feared polio nearly as much as nuclear war. Then came the vaccine. | Opinion
Kennedy Jr. says about vaccines making daily headlines, it is timely to recognize that April 12 is the 70th anniversary of the most anticipated medical moment of the 20th century ‒ the polio vaccine.
The Straits Times4mon
Singapore’s imported polio case: What is polio? How do I protect myself against it? - The Straits Times
Polio is a disease which affects the muscles and nerves throughout the body, according to MOH’s HealthHub website. Some flu-like symptoms which may manifest in the beginning include: Fever ...
SciDev8mon
Polio survivors face biggest fight of their lives
These usually occur 15 to 40 years after the initial polio illness. Similar symptoms may be seen in PPS, along with loss of muscle function and difficulties with sleeping, breathing and swallowing.
Indiatimes9mon
Mysterious virus with polio-like symptoms in kids fast spreading in USA; what to know
Children in the US are at the risk of contracting a respiratory virus which is linked to polio-like symptoms including paralysis. The enterovirus variant EV-D68, which is commonly associated with ...
New York Post9mon
Virus that can cause polio-like symptoms in children spiking - New York Post
US wastewater samples are showing an alarming increase in a respiratory virus that has been linked to polio-like symptoms. An enterovirus variant, EV-D68, can lead to acute flaccid myelitis, which ...
Oxford Mail1y
What are the symptoms of polio and what is an iron lung?
The polio vaccine is given to children at: 8, 12 and 16 weeks old as part of the 6-in-1 vaccine 3 years, 4 months old as part of the 4-in-1 (DTaP/IPV) pre-school booster ...
Hindustan Times1y
Post-Polio Syndrome: Causes, symptoms and promising treatment options
Post-Polio Syndrome: Causes, symptoms and promising treatment options (Photo by Twitter/NorthS2021) Post-polio syndrome (PPS), a condition that can emerge decades after the initial infection, ...
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Understanding Post-Polio Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Post-Polio Syndrome is a condition that affects polio survivors years, or even decades, ... It is dangerous due to its erratic range of symptoms and lack of treatment.