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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Poliomyelitis"”.
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Murine Poliomyelitis in Vitamin B Deficient Mice
Nutrition as related to resistance and susceptibility to infection presmts two quite opposite notions. In time, the idea that the consumption of adequate and proper food provides the host with greater ability to resist infection, relates to periods of famine accompanied by pestilence, find precedes …
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Acute anterior poliomyelitis: a review of cases and literature
A historical sketch of poliomyelitis is given. The clinical manifestations, treatment and results in cases of poliomyelitis are described.
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Crossed Dominance of Hand and Eye in Relation to Poliomyelitis
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An Attempt to Cultivate the Lansing Strain of Poliomyelitis Virus in the Embryonated Egg
… easy and simple means for the cultivation of the poliomyelitis virus in vitro. Research was hindered for many years because the virus seemingly could not be adapted to any experimental animal other than the monkey. The monkey is not a suitable experimental animal for the average research worker …
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Fear, frustration and the will to overcome: A social history of poliomyelitis in Western Australia
This thesis investigates community responses to Poliomyelitis, and the Impact of the disease on those who experienced It, particularly during the epidemics that occurred In Western Australia between 1938 and 1956. The research sources an.: W.A. Health Department records, held mostly at the Battye …
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The Effect of Desoxycorticosterone Acetate on the Growth of MM Poliomyelitis Virus in Embryonated Eggs
Infections and contagious diseases were known long before their causative agents were brought to light. Of necessity this fact hindered greatly the treatment and particularly the prevention of disease. With the discoveries of protozoa, bacteria, fungi, and finally viruses, and their intimate …
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The Effects of Members of the 'vitamin B Complex on the Growth of the Murine Poliomyelitis Virus
The "bacteria may he described as minute, single-celled organisms of the plant kingdom. They reproduce by simple division and belong to the class Schizomycetes. Bacteria show a close relationship to the lower forms of both plant life and animal life. | The main forms of bacteria recognized are the …
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A study of problems presented to the social worker by poliomyelitis patients at the Children's Medical Center; September, 1949
Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University
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Study of viruses isolated in the tropics
… relationship of Mengo encephalomyelitis virus to poliomyelitis virus and an extension of these investigations which led to studies of poliomyelitis in Central Africa and of methods of preparing vaccines to prevent it. In conclusion reference is made to some current work which may lead to an …
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Gastrointestinal Influences on Poliovirus Replication, Dissemination and Pathogenesis in Mice
… can result in acute flaccid paralysis known as poliomyelitis in humans. Poliomyelitis can be mimicked in mice susceptible to poliovirus. Initial studies were performed in mice to examine poliovirus infection within and dissemination from the GI tract to extra-intestinal tissues, including blood …
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Calling the shots on vaccination: when is the state justified in overturning a refusal to vaccinate?
… and has diminished the disease burden caused by poliomyelitis, rubella, measles, tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough, amongst others.
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Calling the shots on vaccination: when is the state justified in overturning a refusal to vaccinate?
… and has diminished the disease burden caused by poliomyelitis, rubella, measles, tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough, amongst others. By one estimation, paediatric immunization worldwide prevents approximately 3 million child deaths each year, and saves 750 000 more from disability.
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Spinal compression in childhood : the University of Cape Town experience
… paraplegia, such as Guillain-Barre Syndrome and poliomyelitis.
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Tendon Transplantation in the Treatment of Paralytic Equinus
… the continued high incidence of paralytic poliomyelitis the crippling after effects of this disease will be seen for many years to come even if the number of new cases gradually decrease as effective immunization techniques are developed. Because of the high incidence of lower extremity …
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The Woman Who Invented Herself. An interdisciplinary exploration of the construction of Elizabeth Kenny’s polio treatment discovery story.
… Kenny’s discovery of a method of treating poliomyelitis is a legend which has outlived its creator and public knowledge of one of the most feared diseases of the twentieth century. Despite the absence of documentary or testimonial evidence, the story universally informs the historical, …
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Physical activity in persons with late effects of polio
… 81 participants had a confirmed history of acute poliomyelitis affecting the lower limbs, and were between 50 and 80 years of age. In the first study physical activity was analysed by self-report (The Physical Activity and Disability Survey) and by a pedometer. In the second and third study …
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Ghost Town Tension: Post-War Public Health and Commerce in a Rural Virginian Polio Epidemic, 1950
This thesis is a study of a post-World War II polio epidemic in one small Southwest Virginian town before widespread application of the vaccine. While others have explored urban public health responses to polio and national efforts to promote prevention and treatment efforts, in this history I look …
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Mechanisms Controlling Virulence Thresholds of Mixed Viral Populations and Identification of Novel Host Barriers to Poliovirus Neuropathogenesis
Neurotropic viruses comprise some of the worlds most widespread and deadly pathogens, including West Nile virus, rabies virus, and poliovirus. Poliovirus, as a model neurotropic virus, is also an RNA virus. RNA viruses have high mutation rates and a propensity to revert attenuating mutations, …
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Development, Implementation and Normalization of SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring
… illicit drugs, tracking infectious diseases like poliomyelitis and viral hepatitis. Despite its promise, WEM was historically underutilized, mainly limited to targeted studies or research efforts, and rarely integrated into real-time public health systems. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic …
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