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.”
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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.”
Another February, Another Fever.
It was February of 2003. As the last patient of a busy day walked in, Dr Liu Jianlun was relieved. His mind was already preoccupied with the upcoming marriage event he had to attend in Hongkong that weekend. It seemed to be a simple case of fever but the farmer from Guangdong was unusually breathless.”Continue reading “Another February, Another Fever.”
Lessons from Ebola
Down a dirt path outside of the village of Meliandou in Guinea once stood a tall, hollow tree where children used to play. They used to catch bats in its hollow trunk. The village was strategically located because an urban point linking 3 countries ie Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia was nearby and had anContinue reading “Lessons from Ebola”
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