Publications by authors named "Zbigniew Rudkowski"
Background: The objective of this study was to assess the possibility of implementation of the WHO Green Page as a tool to supplement basic medical interviews with environmental health risk factors for children.
Methods: The WHO Green Page questionnaire was tested on parents of children who visited family practice doctors.
Results: A total of 159 parents took part in the study.
Taking the tobacco plant will cause close 450 millions of deaths worldwide within 50 closest years. The numerous epidemiological research is pointing that exposing children to the tobacco smoke is involving with more frequent occurrence of lower airways and middle ear diseases, asthma or SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). Exposing in the childhood can involve the development of cancer also in adult patients.
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- The study compared maternal measles antibody levels in infants born to mothers who were infected with the wild measles virus versus those vaccinated against it.
- Only a small percentage (12.7%) of infants had detectable measles antibodies using enzyme tests, but all infants showed them when using a more sensitive test; however, only half of the infants from infected mothers had protective levels.
- The findings suggest that immunity acquired from infected mothers lasts longer, and recommend starting measles vaccinations at 9 months during epidemics instead of the current schedule.