Polio epidemic in 50s

    • [DOC File]For John, Burdette, Heather, and Gretchen

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      Albert Sabin developed the oral vaccine that led to the elimination of polio. At age 77, he was gravely ill. Bob Greene, a reporter for The Daily News, interviewed Dr. Sabin and asked his readers to remember Dr. Sabin for his enormous positive influence. ... I called this gap “covert bias.” In the 50s and 60s America was overtly biased ...

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    • [DOCX File]Contents

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      Sep 04, 2017 · The Global Polio Eradication Initiative, launched in 1988, has been the largest international public health effort ever undertaken. Billions of children have been immunized and millions of paralytic poliomyelitis cases have been prevented through the donations of individuals and organizations, the dedicated efforts of governments at all levels, and countless hours by volunteers.

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    • [DOC File]FAST FACTS: POLIO IN AFRICA

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      A REGION AT RISK. In 2004, Africa recorded 74% of all polio cases in the world (1267 cases). An epidemic, spurred by low immunity across the region and the temporary suspension of immunization campaigns in Nigeria, re-infected 11 previously polio free countries and re-established transmission in six (Côte d'Ivoire, Sudan, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad and Mali).

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    • [DOC File]Democratie Repblic of the Congo (DRC)

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      Epidemic surveillance extended to measles, meningitis, haemorrhagic fevers, cholera and disentery Donors must accept the principle of payment of salaries to health workers in a coordinated way. Just for specific and urgent and/or punctual actions (disaster, emergencies, surveys) not for a long period that could create unbalanced work status and ...

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    • [DOC File]HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE - 1995

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      Courtwright, David T. “The hidden epidemic: Opiate addiction and cocaine use in the South, 1860-1920.” Journal of Southern History 1983 (49): 57-72. Musto, David F. “Iatrogenic addiction: The problem, its definition and history.” Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 1985 (61): 694-705.

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    • [DOC File]Case study: Investigation of an outbreak of

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      As a result of active case finding, epidemiological and laboratory information and international travel restrictions, a feared uncontrolled worldwide epidemic never materialized. Expertise was pooled and information was shared to discover this new coronavirus. The importance of this multisectoral collaboration remains among the top lessons learned.

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    • [DOC File]E5 AP Language and Composition

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      HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions.Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. Lib.

      polio epidemic 1950s


    • [DOC File]For John, Burdette, Heather, and Gretchen

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      Albert Sabin developed the oral vaccine that led to the elimination of polio. At age 77, he was gravely ill. Bob Greene, a reporter for The Daily News, interviewed Dr. Sabin and asked his readers to remember Dr. Sabin for his enormous positive influence. ... In the 50s and 60s America was overtly biased against Blacks and Hispanics. In the ...

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    • [DOC File]12 grade reading level - ILRU

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      Impact of Polio This page from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History site indicates polio was the most notorious disease of the 20th century until AIDS appeared. On April 12, 1955, it was announced that Jonas Salk, using March of Dimes donations from millions of people, had developed a vaccine to prevent polio: http ...

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    • [DOC File]Newsletter - Reaching Potentials

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      Jonas Salk (center) led the team that developed the first polio vaccine in 1954 in Pittsburgh. Albert Sabin (bottom) developed an improved oral polio vaccine in 1961 at his University of Cincinnati lab.

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