عنوان

Poliomyelitis:

Number

TLpq2501497057

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Poliomyelitis:

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Babar, Tarik

Title Proper by Another Author

History, Pathogenesis, Global Impact, Prevalence in Pakistan and Methods to Eradicate

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Moussavi, Mina

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Boston University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2020

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

75

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.S.

Body granting the degree

Boston University

Text preceding or following the note

2020

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By the 1950s, poliomyelitis (polio) was a major public health and medical issue as it became one of the most communicable diseases for children in the United States and globally. Following the widespread use of vaccinations in the 1950s, and an increased global effort in the late 1980s, cases of polio reduced exponentially in countries that were able to enroll widespread vaccination to their citizens. The elementary pathogenic process includes central nervous system (CNS) involvement which may lead to paralysis in extreme rare circumstances. Through mass-vaccination campaigns and global efforts led by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the number of new cases has remained minimal in most of the developed world except in three countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria. There are multiple reasons why this disease continues to spread in these countries including vaccine-derived disease associated with mutations, geographical logistics, and the presence of anti-vaccine terrorist groups. While this review aims to explore the history, pathogenesis, and epidemiology of polio, a focus will also be placed on why the disease is still prevalent in Pakistan and novel methods that can be taken to ensure that polio is eradicated in the country. The goal should be for poliomyelitis to join the ranks of smallpox and rinderpest, the only two diseases that have ever been completely eradicated through the use of vaccinations and global cooperation.

Epidemiology

Microbiology

Pathology

Public health

Babar, Tarik

Moussavi, Mina

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[Thesis]

276903

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