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In 1952, he was appointed professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University. [1] Robbins was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1962. [2] From 1966 to 1980, Robbins was dean of the School of Medicine at Case Western. [3] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1972. [4]
Poliomyelitis (/ ˌ p oʊ l i oʊ ˌ m aɪ ə ˈ l aɪ t ɪ s / POH-lee-oh-MY-ə-LY-tiss), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. [1] Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; [5] mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe symptoms develop such as headache, neck stiffness, and paresthesia.
Olympic freestyle swimmer in the 1950s and 1960s, Konrads caught a mild case of polio while swimming at the community pool. [184] [185] Simo Lampinen: born 1943: Simo Lampinen caught polio, aged 13, in 1956 and spent three months in ventilator in the Aurora Hospital, Helsinki. He missed the chances of becoming a motorcyclist like his father ...
The 2019–2021 polio outbreak in the Philippines was an epidemic. For the previous 19 years, the Philippines was free of any polio -related diseases. On September 14, 2019, the disease began to resurface through a positive test result done to a 3-year-old girl from Mindanao .
A 17-year-old cheerleader from California was stabbed to death just days before Christmas — and police say they've arrested an "acquaintance" in connection with the case.
Post-polio syndrome (PPS, poliomyelitis sequelae) is a group of latent symptoms of poliomyelitis (polio), occurring in more than 80% of polio infections. The symptoms are caused by the damaging effects of the viral infection on the nervous system and typically occur 15 to 30 years after an initial acute paralytic attack.
The Philadelphia 76ers have been off to a rough start this season, falling to 2-11 after a loss to the Miami Heat on Monday. And things in the locker room are reportedly a bit shaky as well, with ...
The semifinals of the 12-team College Football Playoff are set, and no conference champions remain.. All four of the teams still alive in the playoff hosted games in the first round of the playoff ...