Tag: disease
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GUEST OPINION: Vaccines work and Colorado needs them for disease prevention
Vaccines are one of the most powerful public health tools we have. They protect individuals, families, and entire communities from diseases that once caused widespread illness and death. And yet, in Colorado and across the country, we are seeing preventable diseases return—largely because vaccination rates are falling. As a surgeon, I may not administer vaccines…
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COLUMN: Cycles of genocide disrupted | Pius Kamau
Genocides resemble most diseases: they have incubation periods and sometimes have what’s referred to in medicine as prodromes. Both are important periods when united nations can reverse genocidal realization and completion. I have talked a great deal about global genocide in “Never Again,” the podcast I host. I should have, but did not know of…
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Rabid bat found outside Colorado Springs elementary school, officials say
A bat found at a Colorado Springs elementary school is confirmed to have rabies, according to a news release from El Paso County Public Health. The bat, which was found alive March 14 on the grounds at Grant Elementary School near the intersection of North Academy Boulevard and Austin Bluffs Parkway, is the first animal…
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Rabid bat found outside Colorado Springs elementary school, officials say
A bat found at a Colorado Springs elementary school is confirmed to have rabies, according to a news release from El Paso County Public Health. The bat, which was found alive March 14 on the grounds at Grant Elementary School near the intersection of North Academy Boulevard and Austin Bluffs Parkway, is the first animal…
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Rabid bat found outside Colorado Springs elementary school, officials say
A bat found at a Colorado Springs elementary school is confirmed to have rabies, according to a Tuesday news release from El Paso County Public Health. The bat, which was found alive March 14 on the grounds at Grant Elementary School near the intersection of North Academy Boulevard and Austin Bluffs Parkway, is the first…