India to be declared polio-free after three years since last case - Polidicks

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25708715[/url] [quote]India is set to mark three years since its last case of polio was reported. The landmark is seen as confirmation of one of India's biggest public health successes, achieved through a massive and sustained immunisation programme. Only one case of polio was recorded in 2011, down from 741 in 2009. Last year the World Health Organisation removed India from the list of polio-endemic countries. Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria remain polio-endemic countries. This refers to countries in which the virus is circulating freely and the transmission of the disease has not been stopped. Reports say that although India's government is due to declare the country polio-free on Monday, the WHO will certify the status on 11 February after testing the last of some samples.[/quote]

Have they solve Malaria and HIV problem in India yet?

[QUOTE=BCell;43519758]HIV problem in India yet?[/QUOTE] They're cracking down on the Gays and Condoms. They know the root of the problem.

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;43519785]They're cracking down on the Gays and Condoms. They know the root of the problem.[/QUOTE] Cracking down on condoms? Where do you get that information?

[QUOTE=BCell;43519758]Have they solve Malaria and HIV problem in India yet?[/QUOTE] Malaria will always be a persistent problem in India (and most tropical countries) until an effective vaccine is found. At the present time you [U]can't[/U] "solve" the problem of Malaria in any country, and it would be naive to even mention that, however it can be be controlled, which is what India has been advancing in successfully in recent years.

[QUOTE=RichyZ;43520212]i can tell this one is gonna go over everyones heads[/QUOTE] If it was an attempt to make a joke out of how "polio" almost looks like "pollo", it wasn't very good, especially considering this is India and not some place like Mexico.

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;43519785]They're cracking down on the Gays and Condoms. They know the root of the problem.[/QUOTE] Because AIDs is strictly spread via Gays. /sarcasm. Stop following that delusion.

Polio and other assortments of diseases can be wipe out if India keep their environment clean and population vaccinated. The water there is never safe to drink. Mosquitoes is widespread. Medical care is unable to reach the poor and needy. You compare India to other nations like China and Southeast asia where Polio and Malaria is almost or completely wiped out. They are really behind times with healthcare.

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;43519785]They're cracking down on the Gays and Condoms. They know the root of the problem.[/QUOTE] Are people seriously missing the satire here? [QUOTE=SamuelRowe;43520378]Because AIDs is strictly spread via Gays. /sarcasm. Stop following that delusion.[/QUOTE] We took a direct hit captain, sarcasm detectors are offline!

[QUOTE=RichyZ;43520212]i can tell this one is gonna go over everyones heads[/QUOTE] pollo

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I fucking love eradication! 1) Smallpox 2) Rinderpest 3) Polio (probably) 4) Guinea worm disease (probably)

[QUOTE=RichyZ;43520212]i can tell this one is gonna go over everyones heads[/QUOTE] If that goes over somebodies head then they must not have a head at all

dear god, so many smartasses in this thread.

This is great news.