Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
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Re: Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
#2Re: Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
#3Her optimism and creativity to overcome the disability and live her life is powerfully inspirational.
I wish I could apply that optimism to my perception of a societal shift away from disability accomodations and the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy... Enabling parents to foster unvaccinated children is a guarantee that we'll get a resurgence of this type of disease.
I recommend everyone educate themselves on our immune system: the book "Immune" (ISBN: 1529360684) introduces the vast complexity in a very approachable manner. Also the podcasts through MicrobeTV by Vincent Racaniello are excellent.
Re: Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
#4Her optimism and creativity to overcome the disability and live her life is powerfully inspirational. I wish I could apply that optimism to my perception of a societal shift away from disability accomodations and the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy... Enabling parents to foster unvaccinated children is a guarantee that we'll get a resurgence of this type of disease. I recommend everyone educate themselves on our immu…
Is he still doing TWIV?
Re: Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
#5Drinking a beer for her, she went to the high school very close by. I'm far too young to remember polio but still remember my grandparents talking about it. They had died of Covid-19 before her.
Something to remember by her is that the determination to live is something that keeps us going.
Re: Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
#6Her optimism and creativity to overcome the disability and live her life is powerfully inspirational. I wish I could apply that optimism to my perception of a societal shift away from disability accomodations and the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy... Enabling parents to foster unvaccinated children is a guarantee that we'll get a resurgence of this type of disease. I recommend everyone educate themselves on our immu…
Is he still doing TWIV?
Re: Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
#7Perhaps we'll be great again soon.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-how-quickly...
Re: Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
#8its crazy that humankind can effectively end disease
Re: Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
#9its crazy that humankind can effectively end disease
We can, but if we’re not careful, it can come back.
After eradicating polio for decades, we saw a case for the first time in 2022. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9577438/
And given the drop in rates of immunization post covid, we can very expect more if the trend continues.
Re: Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
#10its crazy that humankind can effectively end disease
We can, but if we’re not careful, it can come back. After eradicating polio for decades, we saw a case for the first time in 2022. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9577438/ And given the drop in rates of immunization post covid, we can very expect more if the trend continues.
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