Tag: polio
Kids in conflict areas three times more likely to die of...
New UNICEF report highlights the challenges children in conflict areas face because of lack of clean water
Children under the age of 15 living in...
Kareena Kapoor Khan to tell moms about importance of vaccines
Serum Institute Of India ropes in Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan to spread awareness about vaccines
Serum Institute of India (SII), one of the largest...
Infectious disease calendar could help break their cycles
Seasonal cyclicity of infectious diseases may help in preventing outbreaks
Each acute infectious disease has its own seasonal window of occurrence. It may vary among...
‘Polio-like’ illness reported in US: Should you worry?
Facts about Acute Flaccid Myelitis from CDC
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare but serious condition. It affects the nervous system, specifically the area...
Rare, polio-like disease affecting children in US, says CDC
Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) is paralyzing kids in Minnesota, USA rare but potentially severe condition that causes weakness or even paralysis in the arms...
President Ramnath Kovind launches pulse polio programme 2018
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the Pulse Polio programme for 2018 by administering polio drops to children less than five years old,...
Polio-like illness in US, Australia could be because of Enterovirus D68
A mysterious polio like illness that has left children in US, Canada and Europe paralysed, is caused by a virus called Enterovirus D68 reveal...
