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...Coolidge and the occasion was the 1925 diphtheria epidemic in Nome. Around 1918 an influenza...no resistance to either influenza or diphtheria. So, in the fall of 1924 when the...realized that he had the beginnings of a diphtheria epidemic. He had a supply of 80,000...
...Shortly after opening his resort, DeVighne received national attention as Alaska's Commissioner of Health during the 1925 diphtheria epidemic. The epidemic was the catalyst of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, and the Walt Disney children's classic film, Balto...
...of Epidemiology and the Juneau School District combined their efforts and on Dec. 16 and 17 offered free Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) immunizations at Floyd Dryden and Dzantil'i Heeni middle schools. More than 800 immunizations were given...
...public health nurse Yvonne Young said the clinic will be offering a long list of vaccines, including DTaP and Tdap (for Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis), hepatitis A and B, polio, MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), and tuberculosis testing.The...
...recommend all children from age 2 months through 6 years old get the five-dose DTaP vaccine, which also protects against diphtheria and tetanus. The single-dose Tdap booster vaccine is recommended for adolescents age 11-18 (preferably those age 11-12...
...the effort in vaccinating children against Pertussis. More than 800 doses of Tdap (the combination vaccine for Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis) were given on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17 of 2009 at Floyd Dryden and Dzantik'i Heeni middle schools thanks...
...dog mushers relayed a life-saving diphtheria serum 800 miles from Nenana to Nome...route, of the 1925 relay that carried diphtheria serum to stop an epidemic in Nome...dog mushers relayed a life-saving diphtheria serum 800 miles from Nenana to Nome...
...desperate 1925 dog team relay that carried diphtheria serum to Nome, died of heart failure...desperate 1925 dog team relay that carried diphtheria serum to Nome, died of heart failure...desperate 1925 dog team relay that carried diphtheria serum to Nome, died of heart failure...
...When a group of Alaska dog mushers relayed a life-saving diphtheria serum 800 miles from Nenana to Nome in 1925, Norman Vaughan...although not the exact route, of the 1925 relay that carried diphtheria serum to stop an epidemic in Nome. At Sunday's Serum Run...
...many people view childhood diseases like diphtheria, whooping cough, rubella, chicken...saved their lives. Other diseases like diphtheria could well make a comeback in this country. Diphtheria is a disease that causes a membrane to...