Water Diseases: Infections Caused By Poor Sanitation
As per WHO, over 2 billion people around the world use a drinking water source that is contaminated by faeces.
As per WHO, over 2 billion people around the world use a drinking water source that is contaminated by faeces.
October 24 is marked to raise awareness for polio vaccination and eradication of polio and call on countries to stay vigilant in their fight against the disease. In this video, our expert will be talking about the types of polio virus, vaccination of polio, and eradication of the disease. Watch Video.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted childhood immunisation programmes in many countries around the world. Know the dangers of missing routine childhood immunisations.
The US has now joined the list of countries with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus. What is vaccine-derived poliovirus?
Talking about the symptoms of the polio virus then it includes paralysis, sore throat, fatigue, flu-like symptoms and stomach pain which last for three to four weeks.
Poliovirus is found in the sewage of New York; know why this disease is spreading so rapidly.
Polio (poliomyelitis) is a very contagious viral disease. Check these 6 risk factors associated with this condition.
More than 100 type 2 poliovirus (PV2) isolates have been detected in sewage samples collected from London between 8 Feb and 5 July this year.
Polio is a dangerous contagious disease that health experts thought that they had gotten rid of. But recently it has been resurfacing in some countries.
If you also want more health news, this video is for you, as it will give you a wrap-up on top health headlines.
After ten years in New York, polio was found in a 20-year-old youth. However, the patient has been discharged from the hospital.
Eight cases of polio has been reported in Pakistan because the residents mark themselves and their children as vaccinated and the other residents refuse to take the vaccine.
State-run medical colleges and hospitals in West Bengal have been instructed to conduct stool tests of all immunity deficit children admitted there. Watch out for the symptoms of polio!
The first case of wild poliovirus has been reported in South Africa recently. Here's everything you need to know about the disease.
World Polio Day is celebrated every year on 24th October to continue the awareness with regards to Polio.
In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, two babies, aged 2.5 months and three months died after they were given pentavalent, rotavirus, and oral polio vaccines.
While hand hygiene is important to keep your children safe from germs, including COVID-19, parents should keep hand sanitizers out of children's reach. Swallowing even a small amount of hand sanitizer can cause alcohol poisoning in children.
National polio immunization drive will begin in India on January 31, 2021. Here's what you need to know about the polio drive.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted childhood immunisation programmes in many countries around the world. Know the dangers of missing routine childhood immunisations.
The US has now joined the list of countries with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus. What is vaccine-derived poliovirus?
Poliovirus is found in the sewage of New York; know why this disease is spreading so rapidly.
More than 100 type 2 poliovirus (PV2) isolates have been detected in sewage samples collected from London between 8 Feb and 5 July this year.
Polio is a dangerous contagious disease that health experts thought that they had gotten rid of. But recently it has been resurfacing in some countries.
After ten years in New York, polio was found in a 20-year-old youth. However, the patient has been discharged from the hospital.
Eight cases of polio has been reported in Pakistan because the residents mark themselves and their children as vaccinated and the other residents refuse to take the vaccine.
State-run medical colleges and hospitals in West Bengal have been instructed to conduct stool tests of all immunity deficit children admitted there. Watch out for the symptoms of polio!
The first case of wild poliovirus has been reported in South Africa recently. Here's everything you need to know about the disease.
In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, two babies, aged 2.5 months and three months died after they were given pentavalent, rotavirus, and oral polio vaccines.
While hand hygiene is important to keep your children safe from germs, including COVID-19, parents should keep hand sanitizers out of children's reach. Swallowing even a small amount of hand sanitizer can cause alcohol poisoning in children.
National polio immunization drive will begin in India on January 31, 2021. Here's what you need to know about the polio drive.
Bio Farma's polio vaccine 'nOPV2' is the first ever vaccine listed under WHO emergency use. This paves the way for potential listing of COVID-19 vaccines too.
On World Polio Day 2020, it is important to revisit the importance of vaccination despite the fact that we are now in the middle of an unprecedented global pandemic.
India and the entire WHO South-East Asia Region were officially declared as being polio-free on March 27, 2014.
The recent WHO announcement on the eradication of poliovirus type comes as a big relief. Read on to know about the different types of polio and the symptoms to watch out for.
As the World Immunization Week starts today, we tell you about some of the dangerous diseases that can prevented through vaccination and how India has progressed in this field so far.
On the eve of World Immunization Week 2019, here is all you need to about the significance of this WHO awareness programme.
As per WHO, over 2 billion people around the world use a drinking water source that is contaminated by faeces.
Polio (poliomyelitis) is a very contagious viral disease. Check these 6 risk factors associated with this condition.
October 24 is marked to raise awareness for polio vaccination and eradication of polio and call on countries to stay vigilant in their fight against the disease. In this video, our expert will be talking about the types of polio virus, vaccination of polio, and eradication of the disease. Watch Video.
Talking about the symptoms of the polio virus then it includes paralysis, sore throat, fatigue, flu-like symptoms and stomach pain which last for three to four weeks.
If you also want more health news, this video is for you, as it will give you a wrap-up on top health headlines.
World Polio Day is celebrated every year on 24th October to continue the awareness with regards to Polio.