Deadly Disease Timeline 1951 - 1960 |
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disease (findings) / outbreaks |
scientific reasearch/cure |
Medicines |
Articles |
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1951 |
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1952 |
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DDT resistance by Anopheles developed in several countries,
prompting renewed efforts to use it on a wide scale before resistance became
too widespread |
First vaccine for polio |
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1953 |
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1954 |
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First vaccine for anthrax
First vaccine for Japanese encephalitis |
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1955 |
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World Health Assembly launched the malaria eradication
initiative. Africa was excluded because of the extent of malaria transmission
and because of a lack of infrastructure. |
Diabetes : Oral drugs are introduced to help lower blood
glucose levels. |
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1956 |
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1957 |
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First vaccine for adenovirus-4 and 7 |
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1958 |
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1959 |
Two major types of diabetes are recognized: type 1 (insulin-dependent)
diabetes and type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. |
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1960 |
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The purity of insulin is improved. Home testing for
sugar levels in urine increases level of control for people with diabetes.
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