Whooping cough: how the west was won

Article Abstract:

There has been concern the pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccination has caused some children to suffer from neurological damage which has led to a decline in the number of children being vaccinated. Yet statistics show only 0-10.5 cases of encephalopathy occur for every million doses of pertussis. Some 40 million people contract whooping cough worldwide each year. Whooping cough is spread by droplets. It causes convulsive coughing attacks which can last up to three months. An infection in the lungs may follow and other symptoms, such as convulsions and paralysis may also occur.

Study and teaching, Communicable diseases, Whooping-cough, Whooping cough, Pertussis vaccines

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Time's great healers

Article Abstract:

The earliest known wound care treatment was the use of sesame oil in Babylon in 2250BC. Wound irrigation was first carried out in Greece around 460BC, using sea water. Wine was used by Roman armies in 199AD to clean wounds, while spider webs were used in Europe around 1200AD to stop bleeding. Herbs have been used for medical purposes throughout the ages, with parsley, rose oil and elderflowers used in Europe during the 1400s for wound care. Threaded sutures were introduced in Europe in 1793 to close wounds.

History, Wound healing

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Measles: the child slayer

Article Abstract:

Measles is responsible for the death of 800,000 people annually, around half a million of them in Africa. The majority of victims are children under the age of five. Live attenuated vaccine is used to protect against the disease. In the UK, children receive a triple vaccine including measles at the ages of one and again at four or five. There were just 3,756 reported cases in 1998 in the UK, among children who were not vaccinated.

International aspects, Measles

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