Poliovirus

Background Many parents express concern and worry over their child developing fever after receiving vaccines. Because of this, parents often choose to medicate their child with antipyretics in order to prevent this unpleasant side effect. According to Pedulla (2012), it was previously common practice by pediatric health care provides to recommend using an antipyretic prior to the administration of immunizations in order to reduce fever and discomfort experienced by the patient until a study done

Childhood Vaccination: Definitely Worth a Shot Introduction: There no better joy to a parent then seeing and helping their loved ones grow healthy and happy. That’s why most parents choose immunization. The number one priority for children should be vaccination. Vaccination is one of the best ways parents protect their infants, children, and teens, from harmful disease. Vaccinations are effective, and by using vaccination a child life can be save. Impact: Do vaccines really

Fear of Polio in the 1950s Paralytic poliomyelitis, "polio", held a reign of terror over this nation for decades. But unless you were born before 1955, polio may seem to be just another ephemeral disease that has been nonexistent for years. Those born before 1955 remember having a great fear of this horrible disease which crippled thousands of once active, healthy children. This disease had no cure and no identified causes, which made it all the more terrifying. People did everything that they

Noroviruses (NoV) are important human pathogens and a major public health threat. Noroviruses are non-enveloped, single-stranded, positive sense RNA viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis in humans (1-4). Noroviruses have been referred to as ‘cruise ship viruses’ from well-publicized cruise ship outbreaks although these outbreaks account for less than 1% of all outbreaks worldwide (5). The symptoms and illness associated with Norovirus infections is often referred to as ‘stomach flu’, despite little

REVIEW OF Routine Immunization Performance In Pakistan May 11th- 24th, 2015 Hashim Elzein Elmousaad 1. Introduction and Background Socio-demography: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has 4 provinces, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan besides the federally administered territories and the capital Islamabad. The population of Pakistan is estimated at 182 million in 2013 with an annual population growth rate of 2%. Pakistan is having a birth cohort of 6.2 million

Infants Proportional changes * The infant’s posterior fontanel closes by 6 to 8 weeks of age. * The infant’s anterior fontanel closes by 12 to 18 months of age * Weight – Infants gain approximately 150 to 210 g (about 5 to 7 oz) per week the first 6 months of life. Birth weight is at least doubled by the age of 6 months, and tripled by the age of 12 months. * Height – Infants grow approximately 2.5 cm (1 in) per month the first 6 months of life. Growth occurs in spurts after the

An evaluation of an on-farm food safety program for Ontario greenhouse vegetable producers; a global blueprint for fruit and vegetable producers A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of Graduate Studies Of The University of Guelph by Benjamin J. Chapman In partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science February, 2005 ( Benjamin Chapman, 2005 Abstract An evaluation of an on-farm food safety program for Ontario greenhouse vegetable producers; a global