HSS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Iron Lung, Brock Chisholm, Coronary Artery Disease
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Canadian public health association (cpha) 12 great achievements https://www. cpha. ca/12-great-achievements. Hiv: hiv attacks the immune system and once the virus gets inside the body, the infected person may not feel or look sick for years, but he or she can still infect others. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and syphilis are an increasing public health concern. All three diseases are preventable, treatable with antibiotics, and in their early stages, curable. 1955: polio used to be called "infantile paralysis" or "the crippler" because the virus can permanently damage the nerve cells that control the muscles, an infectious disease caused by a virus. Polio can strike people at any age but children under age five are most at risk. first known outbreak in canada occurred in 1910. A little girl was taken to a hamilton, Ontario hospital with what was thought to be rabies. She died, and it was later discovered to be polio: polio epidemics continued, usually in the summer or fall.