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Elizabeth Kenny - a little-known Australian

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Jun 23

We watched ‘Hard Quiz’ last night as it airs just before our news programme. One of the contestants chose, as her special subject, Elizabeth Kenny (1880-1952). She stated that Kenny was an amazing Australian who deserves to be...

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Remember polio? Major epidemics and pandemics happen frequently

babytaffster @babytaffster (2238) • Chatsworth, California 16 Apr 20

I was watching a pbs documentary on polio. It was a lot like what’s going on now. People were scared to go outside, they stayed in their homes. They would constantly spray the streets with pesticides. A lot like what is happening...

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Movie Review Breathe

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 11 Oct 18

2017 - Spoiler alerts A wonderful true story movie, directed by Andy Serkis, best known for playing Gollum in the Lord Of The Rings. it's the story of Robin Cavendish who was struck down by polio in the late 1950's soon after...

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Part 2 of My Challenge on "Thought Starters"

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 4 Apr 17

The 2nd “thought starter” was: “When I was a child, I knew this person who…” So here is what I thought of to meet the challenge. It’s definitely a TRUE story. All you have to do to meet the challenge is to complete the...

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India Is Now Free Of Polio !! Very Soon We Are Going To have Polio Free World!!

AKRao24 @AKRao24 (27422) • India 22 May 12

The prime Minister of India in his speech addressed to public on Television on 22nd of May 2012 has declared India as Polio free Country as per the WHO. The World Health Organization reported that in 2011 India has not reported...

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Pulse polio

Kalyni2011 @Kalyni2011 (3496) • India 27 Feb 12

Here in my state and other states in India, the babies are given oral vaccination for polio and injections for others. As per Government programme, ‘Pulse Polio’, one can get the baby’s vaccinated FREE in Government hospitals and...

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Challenges against Polio: How successive the task in your country/state/place?

Sreekala @Sreekala (34312) • India 19 Nov 10

Dear friends, Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It attacks the nervous system and cause total paralaysis. It affects mainly kids under the age of 3. There is no cure for this disease but it...

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National Immunization Day

afmshajib @afmshajib (196) • Bangladesh 9 Jan 10

Hello mylot friends, mostly from Bangladesh. Jan 10th is National Immunization day of Bangladesh. Please bring your child(0-5)yrs to nearest vaccination center for polio vaccine. Let's make a healthier...

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Are you disabled?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169477) • United States 12 Apr 07

When I was expecting my second child I read a lot of books about healthy pregnancy and childbirth. One book indicated that if you wear glasses, you have a birth defect and are disabled. I was taken aback by that statement. Most of...

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Polio is almost eliminated

bgerig @bgerig (1258) • United States 29 Jan 07

Are you aware that there are supposedly less than 1000 cases of Polio today on this earth? Because of the hard work of Rotary International and the United Nations, polio has been essentially conquered in the western hemisphere....

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Polio

marief2rnurse @marief2rnurse (2704) • United States 29 Jan 07

I have a close friend who got Polio when he was a baby. He grew up in a very poor family so his parents couldn't afford anything to help him with his post polio. He has 2 crutches so his 2 legs are both tiny but different in...

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Polio immunisation -- injection or drops?

nandans @nandans (1160) • India 28 Dec 06

The government of India is now proposing to administer injections for polio immunisation, instead of drops. In this manner, they hope to deal with the fears of those people who are afraid of giving their children polio...

Vaccination- were you vaccinated when you were a kid?

leanette @leanette (3002) • India 26 Nov 06

i was vaccinated against polio, chicken pox and hepatitis B..what about you?

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hate

lsen06 @lsen06 (4998) • India 20 Nov 06

will u hate any person who became lame due to polio?

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Polio and swelling legs,

lindaray @lindaray (1) 6 Jul 06

I am 58 and had severe polio as a baby. braces and crutches, use wheelchair part time. Good organic diet. Urinate 3-5 times a night. Swelling goes down by morning, then builds all day until night. Take no meds. Stopped that...

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