Diphtheria and Sanitation

Diphtheria

Gentlemen,?I have occasionally heard a man, about to read a paper upon some subject, commence by expressing his sense of his unfitness for the task he has undertaken. I have, I must confess, looked upon this appeal, ad misericordiam, with much suspicion, believing the writer, did he not in his own heart believe himself particularly well-fitted for the work, would not have undertaken it. To-day,...

Diphtheria

Sanitation and Potential Gains from Sanitation Marketing in Ghana

6 Household demand for improved sanitation in developing countries is an important 7 social and behavioral process with implications for public health, sanitation policy and 8 planning, and sanitation design and technology development. This paper develops a 9 behavioral approach to assess household demand for improved sanitation in Ghana. Adoption 10 decision stages of preference, intention, an...

Pyrexia after diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis and diphtheria/tetanus vaccines.

The temperatures of 587 children were taken before and after diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (DTP) or diphtheria/tetanus (DT) vaccine. Only slight temperature increases were found but these were notably more frequent after plain than adsorbed DTP vaccine preparations and the frequency increased with each successive dose.

Sanitation and hygiene approaches