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This well-grounded account documents the quest for a polio vaccine. It reveals professional rivalries and clinical breakthroughs, describes a new era in approaches to public philanthropy, and re-creates the tenor of American culture during the 1940s and ’50s, when every city, suburb, and rural community faced potential tragedy from annual outbreaks of the disease. Read the rest of “Polio : An American Story” »
A polio victim and her 13-year-old daughter work miracles from their Tupelo, Miss., home during the summer of 1964 in Berg’s latest carefully calibrated domestic drama (after The Year of Pleasures). Having contracted polio at 22 while pregnant, Paige Dunn delivers her baby from an iron lung, and ends up raising her daughter, Diana, alone after her husband divorces her. Read the rest of “We Are All Welcome Here : A Novel” »
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Many people believe the outbreak of a bird flu pandemic is an end-of-world scenario. They believe the only recourse is to trust those in charge, but the truth is, while devastating to the economy and society in general, most experts agree that if a bird flu pandemic does occur, it will last between 12-18 months before petering out. What you do to prepare for, and during, that outbreak will determine how you, and your family, will live the rest of your lives. |
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“We are talking at least seven million deaths, but maybe more 10 million, 20 million, and the worst case, 100 million.” Shigeru Omi, Regional Director, western pacific office of the World Health Organization, November 2004Avian influenza is a viral asteroid on a collision course with humanity. In 1918, a pandemic strain of influenza killed at least 40 million people in three months. Now, leading researchers believe, another world catastrophe is imminent. |
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What is polio (poliomyelitis)?
Polio (poliomyelitis) is a highly infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. The virus invades the nervous system and causes paralysis.
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What is Avian Influenza
Avian influenza, or “Avian Flu”, is a contagious disease caused by the H5N1 virus that normally infects only birds. For unknown reasons, domestic poultry flocks are especially vulnerable to this viral infection and the recent incidences in Indonesia and Vietnam are examples of how the Avian Flu can rapidly reach epidemic proportions in domestic fowl. Particularly alarming, in terms of risks to human health, is that the H5N1 virus has been shown to jump the species barrier, causing severe disease in humans in the recent past, and is now appearing to be doing so again in VietNam and Thailand.
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