polio Archives - Health Thoroughfare

Polio Once Again Emerges in the UK After Almost 40 Years

Polio (aka poliomyelitis) is a life-threatening disease that can spread from one person to another. It can cause paralysis by infecting the spinal cord. In the UK, a single case of polio wasn’t discovered for almost four decades until now.…

June 24, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

First Wild Polio Case Confirmed In Africa After More Than Five Years

Malawi’s health officials announced a polio incident after a case was discovered in a small kid in the capital Lilongwe, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated. This is the first instance of wild poliovirus on the African continent in over five years. According…

February 18, 2022 · by Anna Daniels · 0

This Existing Vaccine Could Protect You Against Coronavirus

Experts from all over the world teamed up to work for a vaccine that could protect us against the novel coronavirus. More vaccines are in the works these days, all over the globe and the hopes are really high. More…

June 12, 2020 · by Rada Mateescu · 0