TNPSC Thervupettagam

Anti-Vaccine Campaign

April 17 , 2019 2050 days 753 0
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO) analysis, Measles cases worldwide rose by 300% during the first three months of 2019 compared with the same period last year.
  • The exponential rise in the disease is attributed to growing concerns over the impact of anti-vaccination campaigns, particularly spread through social media.
  • The criteria to declare an area or a particular geography measles free is:
Criteria Status
Absence of endemic measles virus transmission in a region for more than 12 months ELIMINATED
Transmission is sustained continuously for more than a year. NOT ELIMINATED

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