most serious problems that is now a global issue is the phenomenon of adulteration of food. It has engulfed the developing and the underdeveloped countries for the past decade. There are 400 million children in India. Malnutrition‚ diseases like polio and even prejudice continue to threaten their healthy existence. When we see such young children and adults suffering from various diseases due to the adulteration of food‚ we realize that it become a big problem now. Food adulteration can be defined
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Wada Na Todo Abhiyan http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/health-and-education-lack-priority-in-india 6 Sheri L Worthy‚ Kristine Lokken‚ Kenneth Pilcher and Abbe Boeka.2010 “Demographic and lifestyle variables associated with obesity.” 2010 69: 372‚ Health Education Journal‚ Sage Publishers. (originally published online 1 September 2010) 7 Transformative scale up of health professional education- March 2011‚ WHO reference number:WHO/HSS/HRH/HEP/2011.01 8 Wada Na Todo Abhiyan Report- November-
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contributions of the March of Dimes foundation and their mission to help mothers have full-term pregnancies and study the complications that threaten the health of babies. About March of Dimes A. Was first established by the FDR to fight polio B. Original name was The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis C. Founded by Franklin D. Rooosevelt‚ 32nd president of the U.S. in 1938 D. 51 affiliates E. Focus was shifted to premature birth and birth in defects in 1958
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to leprosy is not perceived important since the disease is not always the immediate cause of death (World Health Organization n.d.). “Like tuberculosis leprosy must also be taken more seriously by the society. The policies must also change accordingly.” Program Coordinator for Leprosy‚ THO‚ Dahanu. Hence there should be more thrust given to the program among all level of health care providers. WEAK SOCIAL SUPPORT AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES: There is also a tendency to overlook the social support
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project will examine Polio‚ the pathology‚ how it affected the United States and how it was eventually conquered in the United States. Polio is a deadly disease. There are many symptoms of polio. The first symptoms one encounters are muscle weakness and muscle quiver. The most common ones are headaches and nausea‚ slow growth and paralysis. Paralysis is what makes polio so deadly. This is a symptom that is always present. Polio is a virus and not a bacterium. Polio is a viral infectious
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you must: * Focus on ONE method of protection against infectious disease (Vaccines‚ Alternative Medicine or Antibiotics) and explain how it offers protection against your chosen disease. * Focus on ONE (possibly two) infectious diseases e.g. Polio‚ Cholera‚ Smallpox‚ Rabies‚ Influenza (Flu)‚ Tuberculosis (TB)‚ Ear infections‚ Sinus infections‚ Pneumonia‚ Whooping Cough‚ BirdFlu‚ Hand foot and Mouth. * Describe the disease and how it is infectious * Consider the benefits and limitations
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The world will never forget the golden day when humans conquered smallpox‚ when we eradicated the same in 1980. Also we are on the verge of eradicating one more dreadful disease‚ poliomyelitis. All this could be achieved when we could communicate with the people and take them with us. Yes‚ that’s one of the jobs of an epidemiologist. Thus a single person can make out such a vast change. But still lots of things are to be done. I am from a middle class‚ highly educated Indian family. I have three
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Pathology: Poliomyelitis I: Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease. There is no cure‚ but there are safe and effective vaccines. Therefore‚ the strategy to eradicate polio is based on preventing infection by immunizing every child to stop transmission and ultimately make the world polio free. However‚ my patient was born before the vaccine was created. She caught the disease as a child and had many problems related to the disease. It crossed her spine therefore she is crippled
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11th Five Year Plan of India (2007 - 2012) On the eve of the 11th Plan‚ our economy is in a much stronger position than it was a few Years ago. After slowing down to an average growth rate of about 5.5% in the 9th Plan period (1997 - 98 to 2001 - 02)‚ it has accelerated significantly in recent Years. The average growth rate in the last four Years of 10th Plan period (2003 - 04 to 2006 - 07) is likely to be a little over 8%‚ making the growth rate 7.2% for the entire 10th Plan period. Though‚ this
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Global Polio Eradication Initiative is to ensure that no child will ever again know the crippling effects of polio. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus poliovirus. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age‚ but affects mainly children under three. Polio is mainly passed through person-to-person (i.e.‚ fecal-oral) contact‚ and infects persons who do not have immunity against the disease. There is no cure for polio‚ but
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