The Fight against Poliomyelitis

The Fight against Poliomyelitis

The expanded programme in immunization against measles and poliomyelitis, Iran's Experience.

Oral Polio Vaccine: Misconceptions, Challenges And The Way Forward For Nigeria

Polio vaccine is targeted towards preventing poliomyelitis; a condition characterized by inflammation of the spinal cord and neighboring structures resulting to paralysis of the limbs and organs and possibly becoming handicapped for life. Nigeria is one of the three countries where poliomyelitis is still endemic (WHO, 2009). As part of the immunization schedule in Nigeria towards the fight agai...

Opponents stymie fight against polio in Nigeria.

TIIE BIGGEST PUBLIC IIEALTH EXPERIMENT EVER: The 1954 Field Trial of the Salk Poliomyelitis Vaccine

THE LARGEST and most expensive medical experiment in history was carried out in 1954. Well over a million young children participated, and the immediate direct costs were over 5 million dollars. The experiment was carried out to assess the effectiveness, if any, of the Salk vaccine as a protection against paralysis or death from poliomyelitis. The study was elaborate in many respects, most prom...