Posts

Polio health campaign

-
Image
Eradicating polio in India was a feat of dedication, commitment and simply doubling down on immunization activities. Given India’s vast population, tropical climate in many parts of the country, and other environmental challenges, it would be easy to imagine that if polio couldn’t be stopped, India would be the place to fail. Simply put: it was a challenge. After all, India constituted over 60% of all global polio cases as recently as 2009. However, in 2014, India was officially declared polio-free, along with the rest of the South-East Asia Region. Thanks to the singular commitment of the Indian Government at all levels, partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, notably WHO, Rotary International and UNICEF, polio was tackled head-on. India has not had a case single case of wild polio virus since 2011. India had long been considered one of the most difficult geographical locations to eliminate the disease. Success in India really changed the game, and now serves as an exampl...
Post a Comment
Read more

Alzheimer

-
Image
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia — a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that affects a person's ability to function independently. People with Alzheimer's may: Repeat statements and questions over and over Forget conversations, appointments or events, and not remember them later Routinely misplace possessions, often putting them in illogical locations Get lost in familiar places Eventually forget the names of family members and everyday objects Have trouble finding the right words to identify objects, express thoughts or take part in conversations Symptoms Memory loss is the key symptom of Alzheimer's disease. Early signs include difficulty remembering recent events or conversations. As the disease progresses, memory impairments worsen and other symptoms develop. At first, a person with Alzheimer...
Post a Comment
Read more

Hepatitis B

-
Image
Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic, meaning it lasts more than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer or cirrhosis — a condition that permanently scars of the liver. Most adults with hepatitis B recover fully, even if their signs and symptoms are severe. Infants and children are more likely to develop a chronic (long-lasting) hepatitis B infection. A vaccine can prevent hepatitis B, but there's no cure if you have the condition. If you're infected, taking certain precautions can help prevent spreading the virus to others. Symptoms Signs and symptoms of hepatitis B range from mild to severe. They usually appear about one to four months after you've been infected, although you could see them as early as two weeks post-infection. Some people, usually young children, may not have any symptoms. Hepatitis B signs and sym...
Post a Comment
Read more

Mothers are facing

-
Image
What is mother mortality rate ? Number of deaths of Mothers due to cause of pregnancy.  Different countries have various reasons and causes of maternal death. In India’s diversity, reasons for maternal deaths have varieties too. It depends upon state , region and demographic of women. Pregnancy here involves the risk of dying, and this is not at all astonishing to tell you all that India is one of many countries who records high amount of maternal deaths each year. WHO, HOW AND WHY? Ninety four percentile of all maternal deaths occur in lower middle class section and the reason why this class loses their mother, wives or daughter the most is lack of finance and services at moment. Women die as a result of complications during and following pregnancy and childbirth abortion. Most of these complications develop during pregnancy are easily preventable or treatable. Other complications may exist before pregnancy but are worsened during pregnancy,      especially if not m...
Post a Comment
Read more

How Covid 19 is being tested?

-
Image
W hat  is covid 19? Covid 19 is disease caused by corona virus Co here stands for Corona Vi stands for virus and last letter d is abbreviation of disease and the number 19 shows the year in which this was detected. In the above paragraph DETECTED is the word I mentioned. This blog is all about how Covid 19 is being detected? There are 3 different types of tests. MOLECULAR TEST  (RT PCR Test) This is a test which is used to detect active infection and the results are the most trusted ones. These days one or other person has given the sample and got tested by this method, sometimes you are asked to give the negative reports in your office, hospital while getting hospitalised rather than covid, etc. The collector collects the mucus from your nose and throat using a personalised and a fresh swab. This test is often called as RT PCR test , short for polymerase chain reaction, the technique is used to detect the virus’s genetic material. The sample nasal mucus and throat mucus gets ...
2 comments
Read more