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Pertussis3
  • We tested whether the live measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine compared with the non-live diphtheria-tetanus-acellular-pertussis-inactivated-polio-Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib) vaccine as the most recent vaccine was associated with less childhood asthma and fewer acute hospital contacts for childhood asthma among boys and girls. (ku.dk)
  • the basic vaccinations declined from 29 to 19% during diseases including measles, pertussis, diphtheria, polio, the same period. (who.int)
  • So that has resulted in epidemics of measles, diphtheria, cases of pertussis - which we had stopped seeing for a long time. (kosu.org)
Mumps and rubella4
Immunization9
  • Immunization against measles is done by means of the triple viral vaccine, which also protects against rubella and mumps. (navva.org)
  • A descriptive cross-sectional design was used for this study with the Immunization) was an integral part of early control efforts aid of semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire to after which polio vaccines were used for routine assess the knowledge, attitude and perception of mothers of under- immunization programs. (who.int)
  • The resolution in 1988 to five towards the vaccination during supplementary immunization eradicate polio globally led to the development of campaign between 2019 and 2021. (who.int)
  • The New York State Department of Health issued a bulletin ( Urging Immunization, State Department of Health Updates New Yorkers On Polio Detected In New York State ) on the need to get vaccinated. (freethoughtblogs.com)
  • All the immunization workers have been redirected into the polio campaign, which has resulted in another disaster: Our routine immunization has gone down to as low as 30 percent or less," says Dr. Raza Jamal, of the National Institute of Child Health in Karachi. (kosu.org)
  • But projects like those take even more time - and more resources - than the current barrage of polio immunization campaigns. (kosu.org)
  • Party affiliation is now becoming more and more associated with hesitancy toward immunization against such common childhood diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, polio and chickenpox. (thenation.com)
  • This carefully-worded and designed infographic from Rockland County, NY describes - in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Yiddish - what polio is and that immunization is the best way to protect yourself and others. (kunc.org)
  • It presents an introduction to the Department of Vaccines and other Biologicals (V&B), and its priority projects, and information on accelerated vaccine introduction, immunization safety, polio eradic. (bvsalud.org)
Vaccine14
  • Measles immunity or 2 doses of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine separated by ≥28 days should be documented for all people born in or after 1957. (cdc.gov)
  • If the adopted child is from a polio-endemic area (see CDC Travelers' Health travel health notices ), ensure family members and caretakers have completed the recommended age-appropriate polio vaccine series. (cdc.gov)
  • The refusal of polio vaccines, cases, geographical constraints, the use predominantly due to religious reasons, of homeopathy, and misconceptions has seen a larger attention share in about the measles vaccine hinder social media when coupled with lasting vaccine acceptance in some regions of apprehension surrounding the Kenya. (who.int)
  • Polio vaccine misinformation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (who.int)
  • In the rest of the country began on the 6th In the state 2.2 million children should be vaccinated against the diseases and in the capital 562.392 - until the second 314,128 doses against polio (paralysis of children) and another 309.572 doses of the SCR vaccine, which protect against measles, mumps and rubella, were administered. (navva.org)
  • The Rondônia state has so far led the list of vaccine coverage, with 85.03% for poliomyelitis and 83.45% for measles. (navva.org)
  • The Dalai Lama launching the bivalent oral polio vaccine in India, Jan 2010. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • This and the fact that cases of polio caused by the oral polio vaccine (OPV) are not being reflected as polio have ensured that India is now declared "polio free" and is being showcased as a success story of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative that was launched in 1988 by the World Health Assembly. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • T Jacob John, professor emeritus at CMC Vellore, pointed out that this vaccine, consisting of live viruses, is notorious for causing vaccine-induced polio . (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Activist and physician Anant Phadke and C Sathyamala, epidemiologist who has been working on community health projects in different parts of the country for over 20 years, argued that it is not possible to eradicate polio, a disease primarily of poor sanitation and nutrition, with a vaccine. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • It was observed in 2005 that, against 66 cases of polio caused by the wild polio virus that year, 1,645 were caused by the vaccine. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • The US's CDC "recommends" americans get a polio vaccine before travelling abroad , but the page does not say it is required unless the destination country requires it. (freethoughtblogs.com)
  • During nationwide polio campaigns, hundreds of thousands of health workers go door to door, giving children two drops of the polio vaccine. (kosu.org)
  • And yet every four or six weeks, you come with the polio vaccine,' " he says. (kosu.org)
Vaccines2
  • The refusal of polio vaccines, predominantly due to religious reasons, coupled with the apprehension surrounding the COVID-19 vaccination and its potential side effects, are of increasing concern. (who.int)
  • Specific examples for polio and MR vaccines will be highlighted as well as the potential for application to mRNA vaccines. (dcvmn.org)
Paralytic polio6
  • Because those vaccinated tend to shed the virus in their stool, it can mutate into a virulent form, causing paralytic polio in others, even leading to polio epidemics. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Based on earlier polio outbreaks, New Yorkers should know that for every one case of paralytic polio observed, there may be hundreds of other people infected," Bassett said. (freethoughtblogs.com)
  • Even a single case of paralytic polio represents a public health emergency in the United States," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared in a recent report . (kunc.org)
  • And once it's paralytic polio, you're paralyzed. (kunc.org)
  • The news of paralytic polio had Bernstein in knots. (kunc.org)
  • Which is why, in public health, just one case of paralytic polio constitutes an outbreak - the tip of the iceberg. (kunc.org)
Vaccinations3
  • From May 2023, children aged 1 to 11 in London who are not up to date with their routine vaccinations are being offered polio and MMR vaccinations through GP surgeries, primary schools and community clinics. (www.nhs.uk)
  • The country has not reported polio vaccinations since 1989 and reported no cases of measles in 2016 and last year. (navva.org)
  • These young children had been brought to this vaccination station, in order to receive their requisite childhood vaccinations, including protection against polio, and measles. (cdc.gov)
Outbreak of measles1
Outbreaks3
  • The country has recorded 1,237 cases of measles since the beginning of the year and is facing two outbreaks. (navva.org)
  • It's in these same places and among these same communities that we recently, in the years just before Covid, saw outbreaks of childhood scourges like measles. (thenation.com)
  • GRASP provides geospatial expertise to support a variety of key public health emergency response efforts for CDC/ATSDR including polio, Ebola, measles global outbreaks, e-cigarettes/vaping, Zika virus, outbreaks, and an ammonia chemical release, among others. (cdc.gov)
Diseases3
  • Common diseases in recent years have been malaria (41,787 cases in 1993), measles (3,174 cases in 1995), and leprosy (967 cases in 1995). (nationsencyclopedia.com)
  • Both rubella , also known as German measles, and roseola are different diseases caused by unrelated viruses. (moviecultists.com)
  • Because people travel so much, diseases like polio can spread quickly, he explains. (kunc.org)
Smallpox1
Eradicate2
  • Furthermore, OPV was chosen to be the only weapon to eradicate polio. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Pakistan is currently at the center of the global effort to eradicate polio. (kosu.org)
Doses2
  • During the third national forum on the vaccination and the eradication of polio in the DRC that took place on the 28th of June, it has been noteworthy that children who never got vaccinated ("zero doses children") account for 780,000 children (around 19%) in the DRC. (who.int)
  • More than half of the children in the national campaign against measles and poliomyelitis have been immunized, according to the Department of Health until Monday, 20, 51% of children aged 1 year to 5 years were doses. (navva.org)
Eradication effort1
  • Jamal supports the polio eradication effort. (kosu.org)
Immunity2
  • Exposure to the polio virus is actually the best immunity against viral polio. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Once you have had measles, your body builds up resistance (immunity) to the virus and it's highly unlikely you'll get it again . (moviecultists.com)
Rubeola1
Acute flaccid p2
Viruses2
  • Enteroviruses species A-D: this encompasses enterovirus, echoviruses, coxsackie viruses and polio viruses. (medscape.com)
  • Polio viruses can infect children without causing any external symptoms and thus remain in circulation. (greenmedinfo.com)
Paralysis5
  • Polio , traditionally synonymous with paralysis and disability, has been given a new name in India. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Polio-like paralysis can also be caused by other factors. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • The National Polio Surveillance Project data show that the polio eradication programme has increased paralysis among children-from 1,005 cases yearly in 1996 to 60,992 cases in 2012, most now being classified as NPAFP instead of polio . (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Hundreds could have polio after an adult in the New York City metro area caught the virus and suffered paralysis last month, the state's top health official said this week. (freethoughtblogs.com)
  • And polio, with its possibility of paralysis, is an especially terrifying disease. (kunc.org)
Exposure1
Cases4
  • There are already measles cases in the country and there is a real risk that the virus enters the state. (navva.org)
  • But being one of the last nations on Earth with polio - even if it's just a hundred cases - is an embarrassment for the government. (kosu.org)
  • There were over 14,000 measles cases in France alone. (undispatch.com)
  • Are there probably dozens, if not hundreds, if not more cases of undetected polio in our population? (kunc.org)
Children2
  • It aims to protect vulnerable children against the deadly disease of polio and measles, we urge parent to take their children to the nearest health centre in the coming two weeks to be immunized. (who.int)
  • All this is happening while Pakistan is fighting against the Taliban - and that militant group continues to threaten polio vaccinators and parents who immunize their children. (kosu.org)
19791
  • The last time there was community transmission of polio in the U.S. was 1979. (kunc.org)
Infection1
Ministry of Hea2
  • The disease outbreak situation report issued by the Kenyan Ministry of Health highlights several challenges regarding the measles outbreak in the country. (who.int)
  • Mazhar Nisar coordinates anti-polio campaigns for the Pakistani Ministry of Health, but even he thinks the constant drumbeat on polio can be a problem. (kosu.org)
Transmission2
Vaccination campaigns1
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have said that they are "very concerned" about a widespread measles outbreak and are once again promoting vaccination campaigns. (americamagazine.org)
Decades1
  • Bhutta has worked on polio for decades. (kosu.org)
Immune1
Sanitation1
  • and sanitation should be upgraded so the polio virus can't contaminate drinking water. (kosu.org)
Years2
  • No , thanks to a successful vaccination program, the United States has been polio-free for more than 30 years, but the disease still occurs in other parts of the world. (moviecultists.com)
  • Over the years, people around the world have received polio vaccination, and the disease has disappeared from all but three countries. (anthem.com)
Virus7
  • He alleged that it was for the benefit of the developed nations, who could stop their vaccination programmes once the wild polio virus was eradicated worldwide, and for the manufacturers, who were promoting the programme because the OPV was discontinued in the developed countries due to its risks , that the polio eradication strategy was launched. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • New York state Health Commissioner Mary Bassett warned that the confirmed polio case in an unvaccinated adult, coupled with the detection of the virus in sewage outside the nation's largest city, could indicate a bigger outbreak is underway. (freethoughtblogs.com)
  • The measles virus is spread by airborne droplets , direct contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected persons, and less frequently by freshly contaminated articles. (moviecultists.com)
  • The outbreak supports the fact that measles virus when it becomes airborne can survive at least one hour. (moviecultists.com)
  • Why Is The Measles Virus So Contagious? (moviecultists.com)
  • There are multiple strains, so they are different," says Gelman, "meaning we do know that it's more than one individual" who is shedding polio virus. (kunc.org)
  • This treatment facility in Rockland County is ground zero for where the polio virus was first detected in wastewater within New York State. (kunc.org)
Officials2
  • Amid all this, Western health officials have pushed polio to the front of the country's national agenda. (kosu.org)
  • Many public health officials believe that the most recent measles outbreak is just such a crisis and see it as their opportunity to increase vaccination rates in certain parts of the country, where they are low. (americamagazine.org)
National2
  • The polio campaign is costing Pakistani lives , national pride and precious health resources. (kosu.org)
  • Dr. Raza Jamal, of the National Institute of Child Health in Karachi, supports polio eradication. (kosu.org)
Disease Control2
  • In 1966, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced an effort to end measles. (anthem.com)
  • Created on December 3, 2012, this photograph was captured by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Communication Specialist, Alan Janssen, MSPH, while he was in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh reviewing the methods, and implementation of the regions measles and polio vaccination programs. (cdc.gov)
Child2
Iceberg1
  • Coupled with the latest wastewater findings, the department is treating the single case of polio as just the tip of the iceberg of much greater potential spread. (freethoughtblogs.com)
People7
  • There are people at the highest level [of the government] who've told me they start their day with polio, they end their day with polio, as if this is the only priority," says Zulfiqar Bhutta , a professor of pediatrics at the Aga Khan University in Karachi. (kosu.org)
  • Measles is an airborne disease which spreads easily from one person to the next through the coughs and sneezes of infected people. (moviecultists.com)
  • But the good news is, fully vaccinated people who get measles seem more likely to have a milder illness. (moviecultists.com)
  • Do people still get polio in the United States? (moviecultists.com)
  • A large polio outbreak in the 1940s and early 1950s caused 15,000 people per year to become paralyzed. (anthem.com)
  • Polio is the disease most people thought we had put behind us here in the United States. (kunc.org)
  • A very small percentage of people with polio become paralyzed. (kunc.org)
Priority1
  • Polio was not on the priority radar of the countries where this exercise was to be launched. (greenmedinfo.com)
Country2
  • The question is, if polio was "eradicated" in the US, how did it get into the country? (freethoughtblogs.com)
  • Polio is only one of many challenges facing the poor country. (kosu.org)
Health2
  • Community engagement and infodemic management activities can also support health literacy about measles and contribute to dispelling misconceptions. (who.int)
  • Some health leaders are starting to question whether the focus on polio is worth it. (kosu.org)
Counties1
  • When Rockland and Orange Counties started testing the wastewater for polio, samples going back to May were positive for polio. (kunc.org)
Case1
  • Clearly a confirmed case of polio in the United States is major news. (kunc.org)
Types1
German1