Tag: Polio
Disease: Pakistan reports first case of polio this year
Illness Pakistan reports first polio case this year A police officer in Pakistan stands guard while a child is given a polio vaccine. photo © Muhammad Sajjad/AP/dpa Polio could actually…
Polio patient dies: Paul Alexander lived in an iron lung for over 70 years
The American Paul Alexander was diagnosed with polio at the age of six and was dependent on an iron lung ever since – for more than 70 years. Nevertheless, he…
Polio patient Paul Alexander dead after 72 years in an iron lung
poliomyelitis Paul Alexander lived in an iron lung for 72 years – now he has died Paul Alexander (archive photo) had lived with and in an iron lung since 1952…
Diseases: Afghanistan starts vaccination campaign against polio
Diseases Afghanistan starts vaccination campaign against polio A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine: Polio is a contagious infectious disease that can cause permanent paralysis and death, especially in…
Why are polio vaccination teams in mortal danger?
Distrust of vaccines can take various forms… If in France, anti-vaxxers complained of the “health dictatorship” during the Covid-19 pandemic, in Pakistan the polio vaccination teams are regularly victims of…
Diseases: Afghanistan launches nationwide vaccination campaign against polio
Diseases Afghanistan launches nationwide vaccination campaign against polio A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child. photo © KM Chaudary/AP/dpa Afghanistan wants to defeat polio and is launching…
As a child he contracted polio: in an iron lung for 71 years Life & Knowledge
Mucus fills the lungs and breathing becomes more difficult. A panicked feeling of slowly suffocating. A plea echoes in six-year-old Paul Alexander’s head: “Please! Help me breathe!” But he can’t…
EU launches new vaccination campaign against polio
As of: October 11, 2023 5:07 p.m Although the number of polypoli cases worldwide is declining, the disease has not been completely eradicated. The EU, together with the Gates Foundation,…
Diseases: Afghanistan reports first polio case of the year
Diseases Afghanistan reports first polio case of the year An Afghan child is vaccinated against polio as part of a campaign. photo © Mariam Zuhaib/AP/dpa Vaccination campaigns for polio vaccination…
Action for vaccinations against polio – Video: | hessenschau.de
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