Because you knew that death was involved as well as the weight on the healthcare system, people quickly complied and the disease was nearly eradicated after almost 3 months of enforced quarantine on an entire country of “individualists”. But in the second wave, when the deaths are at ...
water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution and so on. Water pollution cause many kinds of disease that have negative effects on human beings, sometimes the diseases will take people’s life away. Dirty air will increase the rate of getting lung...
They say that all disorders are caused by stress, and creating a completely "equal" society will eliminate stress, and, therefore, disease. Pointing out that this is, well, Communism, and that not only did it not work as a social construct, but that it certainly didn't result in healthy...
" and managed to cut the price of a life-saving drug for a rare disease from about 700,000 yuan per shot to 33,000 yuan per shot after eight rounds of intense negotiations.
Thesmallpoxpandemicof the 20th century claimed between 300 and 500 million lives. In 1980, smallpox was declared eradicated due to a massive campaign launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1959. It is the only human disease that has ever been eradicated.12 ...
Measles was officially declared eradicated in the U.S. more than 20 years ago, but new outbreaks of the disease are popping up — and experts say declining vaccination rates are jeopardizing herd immunity and increasing the risk. In Philadelphia, nine cases were reported after a cluster started...
It was not until in a sense, as late as 1945, the second, post-second World War, that biomedicine had efficacious treatment for a lot of disease. Now you may be surprised to hear this. Now this is not a fantasy of mine. I’m going to back it up with with evidence now. [21:10...
Typical consequences of poverty include alcohol and substance abuse, little to no access to education, poor housing and living conditions, and increased levels of disease. Access to good schools, healthcare, electricity, clean drinking water, and other critical services remains elusive for many in ...
Kyasanur forest disease can't easily be eradicated since it is chiefly transmitted between wild animals and ticks. Taking precautions like avoiding tick-infested areas and watching our for ticks, though, can keep you safe from this life-threatening arboviral disease....
Despite recent major advances in developing effective vaccines against toxoplasmosis, finding new protective vaccination strategies remains a challenging and elusive goal as it is critical to prevent the disease. Over the past few years, various experimental approaches have shown that developing an effectiv...