Dr. Ramakanta

Public Health will never be the same again.

On a sultry afternoon of 31st August, 1854 a British Anesthesiologist took a piece of paper and mapped all the 616 cholera deaths of Soho, London. It all tied up to a single pump by the side of the Broad Street. Emboldened by his contact mapping, Dr John Snow himself removed the pump handle. FromContinue reading “Public Health will never be the same again.”

The Twin Epidemics

Coronavirus & Mental health. Have you ever felt lonely ? Have you gone through that depression after a temporary debacle? Death of a relative or a loss in your business. WHO estimates that the incidence of Depression is 7.6%. That means, In any WhatsApp group of 240, at the least 18 of us are depressedContinue reading “The Twin Epidemics”

Another flu, another vaccine.

Epidemics are always terrible. And Flu epidemics are the worst. There have been Seven Pandemics of Cholera in this world taking more than 20 million lives, yet none of them can match the terror of a plague. On February 4 1976, a young soldier named David Lewis died of a new form of flu. TheContinue reading “Another flu, another vaccine.”

The Louisiana Purchase.

An epidemic that changed the course of history. Around the 18th century, on the bank of the river Mississippi, french have set up a sleepy colony. It was named after the french emperor Louis XIV, Louisiana. The hinterland was known for its sugar plantation and cheap labour. But for the french, the abundant slaves forContinue reading “The Louisiana Purchase.”

Immune memory, Herd immunity and Vaccine.

Today, we shall learn three things that even medical staff fail to grasp…Iceland is a isolated nation distanced from all by ocean. Till 1846 there was not a single case of measles in Iceland. Icelanders had no immunity against Measles.Surviving a viral infection is the best way to develop immunity. Then in the month ofContinue reading “Immune memory, Herd immunity and Vaccine.”