Poliomyelitis (polio) – Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention

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 POLIO is a very old disease, but modern understanding, of it, does not date back much further than 1905. (ELIZABETH KENNY)     Polio strikes suddenly and often without any warning. It very often strikes children without regard to whether they are healthy, eating a balanced diet and we’ll conducive environment, or sickly, malnourished and …

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How does the poliovirus infect someone?

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WHEN POLIO STRIKES? It is rare for a person to have polio more than once.  it is much like several other common diseases, such as measles, mumps, and chicken-pox, which are also virus diseases. People who have had polio, therefore, have little reason to fear subsequent exposures to the disease. study of infectious diseases has …

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The Kenny Method of Treating Polio

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  The early phase of the Kenny treatment consists of the prolonged application of hot packs to the sore and painful muscle areas. Such applications were known to relieve pain and soreness long before their value in polio cases was proved by Sister Kenny, the famous Australian nurse, and they would be well worth using …

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5 Remedies to deal with Mouth Odor and Bad Breath While Traveling

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Would you travel less often if you knew it makes bad breath and mouth odor even worse? Well, you should not, and why would you when this problem can be dealt with easily. But yes, your travel can cause unease and problem to co-passengers when your breath stinks. Even if you don’t have an existing …

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Tuberculosis: Causes, Symptoms, Prevention, and Treatment

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Tuberculosis, as the name implies, is characterized by forming small nodes in the lungs. It affects the lungs mainly and some other part that is affected. It is common in some part of the country because of the season. However, they are often large to be seen with the naked eye and are often whitish in …

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