There is good evidence for pesticides having caused polio paralysis and the vaccine never actually worked, while the polio epidemic faded away after pesticide reduction.
In Human virome studies polio type viruses or Picornaviridae are endogenous to the stomach, polio viruses may always be in the gut.
‘The most commonly detected RNA viruses include Caliciviridae, Picornaviridae, Reoviridae and some plant viruses that appear to originate in food, such as Virgavirida.’ The human virome: assembly, composition and host interactions
The gut virome of healthy children during the first year of life is diverse and dynamic
Regardless of whether polio or pesticides is the cause, the transmission is done via filthy water.
So, the main problem is lack of water treatment facilities worldwide and providing water supply for people who also have no access to toilets.
The scandal of 3 billion people abandoned to face pandemic with nowhere to wash their hands
‘Even spraying the streams to disinfect them.’
DDT used to combat infantile paralysis (polio) 1946 San Antonio Texas
‘The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP)—the nation’s large and powerful polio-fighting philanthropy—was “rushing three specially equipped trucks and three pumps to the Rockford area” to coat the city with DDT, the new war-developed pesticide. It would be “the first time,” said Gunderson, “that the powerful insecticide would be used to combat poliomyelitis.”2
Rockford’s anti-polio DDT deployment, carried out by the US Army and a team of Yale polio researchers with support from the NFIP, was part of a roughly half decade of experimentation with the use of DDT to fight polio. Between the end of the Second World War and the early 1950s, researchers, municipal officials, and individuals from Savannah, Georgia, to Santa Monica, California, sprayed streets, alleys, yards, and homes with DDT to stop polio by killing flies, a suspected but debated actor in the disease’s transmission. Despite the prominent place of both polio and DDT in postwar US history, this episode has received scant attention from historians.’
Polio, DDT, and Disease Risk in the United States after World War II
DDT so safe you can eat it. Africa 1947
These 2 links have extensive information on the links between pesticide use and the polio paralysis epidemic. I am just using a snapshot that details the links.
‘Biskind’s Warnings
“In 1945, against the advice of investigators who had studied the pharmacology of the compound and found it dangerous for all forms of life, DDT (chlorophenoethane, dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) was released in the United States and other countries for general use by the public as an insecticide. . . .
“Since the last war there have been a number of curious changes in the incidence of certain ailments and the development of new syndromes never before observed. A most significant feature of this situation is that both man and all his domestic animals have simultaneously been affected. In man, the incidence of poliomyelitis has risen sharply. . . .
“It was even known by 1945 that DDT is stored in the body fat of mammals and appears in the milk. With this foreknowledge the series of catastrophic events that followed the most intensive campaign of mass poisoning in known human history, should not have surprised the experts. Yet, far from admitting a causal relationship so obvious that in any other field of biology it would be instantly accepted, virtually the entire apparatus of communication, lay and scientific alike, has been devoted to denying, concealing, suppressing, distorting and attempts to convert into its opposite, the overwhelming evidence. Libel, slander and economic boycott have not been overlooked in this campaign. . . .
“Early in 1949, as a result of studies during the previous year, the author published reports implicating DDT preparations in the syndrome widely attributed to a ‘virus-X’ in man, in ‘X-disease’ in cattle and in often fatal syndromes in dogs and cats. The relationship was promptly denied by government officials, who provided no evidence to contest the author’s observations but relied solely on the prestige of government authority and sheer numbers of experts to bolster their position. . . .
“[‘X-disease’] . . . studied by the author following known exposure to DDT and related compounds and over and over again in the same patients, each time following known exposure. We have described the syndrome as follows: . . . . In acute exacerbations, mild clonic convulsions involving mainly the legs, have been observed. Several young children exposed to DDT developed a limp lasting from 2 or 3 days to a week or more. . . .
“Simultaneously with the occurrence of this disorder [X-disease], a number of related changes occurred in the incidence of known diseases. The most striking of these is poliomyelitis. In the United States the incidence of polio had been increasing prior to 1945 at a fairly constant rate, but its epidemiologic characteristics remained unchanged. Beginning in 1946, the rate of increase more than doubled. Since then remarkable changes in the character of the disease have been noted. Contrary to all past experience, the disease has remained epidemic year after year.”
‘A German publication, of the physiology of acute DDT poisoning. The study confirmed that DDT poisoning often causes polio-like physiology. “Conspicuous histological degeneration was, however, often found in the central nervous system. The most striking ones were found in the cerebellum, mainly in the nucleus dentatus and the cortex cells. Among other things an increase of the neuroglia and a necrotic degeneration and resorption of ganglionic cells was found. The Purkinje cells were less seriously affected than the other neurons. Also in the spinal cord abnormalities of a degenerative nature were found. . . . such changes were not found invariably. . . there is neither an obvious relation between the size and spreading of the lesion and the quantity of DDT applied. . . . information of adequate precision about the nature of the anomalies is lacking.”
‘Orthodox medical literature can offer no evidence that the poliovirus was anything else than benign until the first polio epidemic, which occurred in Sweden in 1887. This small epidemic occurred 13 years after the invention of DDT in Germany, in 1874, and 14 years after the invention of the first mechanical pesticide crop sprayer, which was used to spray formulations of water, kerosene, soap and arsenic. The epidemic also occurred immediately following an unprecedented flurry of pesticide innovations. This is not to say that DDT was the actual cause of the first polio epidemic, as arsenic was then in widespread use and DDT is said to have been merely an academic exercise. However, DDT or any of several neurotoxic organochlorines already discovered could have caused the first polio epidemic if they had been used experimentally as a pesticide. DDT’s absence from early literature is little assurance that it was not used.’
Pesticides and Polio: A Critique of Scientific Literature
‘It has been alleged that DDT causes or contributes to a wide variety of diseases of humans and animals not previously recognized as associated with any chemical. Such diseases included… poliomyelitis, …such irresponsible claims could produce great harm and, if taken seriously, even interfere with scientific search for true causes… (Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology, edited by Wayland J. Hayes, Jr. and Edward R. Laws, Academic Press Inc., Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, San Diego (1991) 3 volumes, p769)’
‘In contemporary Britain, a farmer turned scientist, Mark Purdey, has found substantial evidence that mad cow disease, a form of polio-like encephalitis, was caused by a government mandated cattle treatment consisting of organophosphate pesticide and a compound similar to thalidomide.
Unlike most scientists, Mark Purdey became legally embroiled with the government during his research, and “ . . . was shot at, blockaded in his home to prevent him giving a lecture, and saw a new farmhouse go up in flames the day he was due to move in.”’
After the introduction of the oral polio vaccine in India paralysis has risen.
These are a few links that describe what happened, none of them are ‘anti-vaxer’ sites before anyone hops up and down about the sources.
‘Poliomyelitis, like many other infectious diseases, is primarily a disease of poverty, leading to insanitation and malnourishment. In developed countries, polio declined along with improvement in living standards, including sanitation. Vaccination played only a supplementary role in the disappearance of polio cases.’
‘The justification for the polio eradication programme is that it would substantially reduce the incidence of lameness in children, because polio constitutes the most important cause of preventable lameness in children. But in reality, the incidence of limb-paralysis in children has increased after the Polio Eradication Initiative!
The Web site of the National Polio Surveillance Project (NPSP) reveals that the number of cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in children increased from 3,047 to 60,466 (20 times) during 1997 to 2011!’
Polio Eradication. A Dubious Claim Jan 2012. The Hindu Business Online
“In the past 13 months, India has reported 53,563 cases of NPAFP at a national rate of 12 per 100,000 children—way above the global benchmark set by WHO of 2 per 100,000. WHO data indicate NPAFP cases have been increasing steadily since 2003, when the number was at 8,000.
In 2004, 12,000 cases of NPAFP were reported in the country, increasing dramatically to 25,000 in 2005. In 2007, the number crossed 40,000 and in 2011 the year India reported its last polio case—nearly 61,000 children were detected to be suffering from NPAFP.”
“Two doctors from Delhi’s St Stephens Hospital, Neetu Vashisht and Jacob Puliyel, who compiled data from the national polio surveillance project, found a link between the increase in dosage of polio vaccination and the increasing cases of NPAFP.
“Most experts will tell you the cases of NPAFP have increased because of better surveillance. This is bunkum,” said Puliyel. “As per global benchmarks, as polio incidence comes down, the rate of NPAFP should also reduce. Instead, AFP cases have been increasing steadily.”
“In 2010, the government reduced the number of pulse polio doses from 10 to 6. What we found was that between 2010-2013, the number of APF cases also came down. Our paper argues that other kinds of polio are being caused by the excessive administration of polio dosages,” Puliyel said. “Another proof is that states like Kerala and Goa, where dosages were less, AFP cases was also less. Majority of NPAFP cases are reported from Bihar and UP, where several immunization rounds are held to reach universal coverage. These are figures the government does not want to admit.”
India to get polio-free status amid rise in acute flaccid paralysis cases.
Jan 2014 Livemint. Business news today.
‘Three years after India reported its last case of WPV, the country has, in one form or another, been reporting around 50,000 cases of flaccid paralysis that, clinically, is exactly like polio, indicating how hollow the polio-free status is.
According to an article in the American journal Pediatrics, there is an undeniable link between the increase in incidence of NPAFP (non-polio AFP) and the number of OPV doses delivered in any region. Oral polio vaccine (OPV) contains an attenuated (weakened) vaccine-virus. The weak form of the polio virus is used to activate an immune response in the body, which then protects the child when challenged by WPV. But when a child is immunised with OPV, the weakened vaccine-virus replicates in the intestine. During this time, the vaccine-virus is also excreted. In areas of inadequate sanitation, this excreted vaccine-virus can quickly spread in the community and infect children with low immunity. This excreted vaccine undergoes genetic changes as it circulates in the community and causes VDPV.’
‘A 2005 study in the Indian Journal of Medical Research on NPAFP found that a fifth of cases of NPAFP were reported from Uttar Pradesh.’
Is India actually free of polio? The Hindu Dec 2015
Areas in Uttar Pradesh are awash with pesticides.
Jacob Puliyel, a paediatrician at St. Stephen’s Hospital, and his co-workers claim their study has shown that “frequency of pulse polio administration is directly or indirectly related to incidence of non-polio acute flaccid paralysis [NPAFP]”.
“These are all cases of non-polio paralysis, which increased dramatically as polio paralysis was brought down with repeated doses of OPV. This report shows that the rate of paralysis is now coming down where OPV doses have decreased and this is additional proof that paralysis is caused by OPV,” says Dr. Puliyel.”
Vaccine-induced paralysis calls for action, says study. The Hindu Aug 2018
This is an example of what I mean about the impossibility of telling whether polio or pesticides are causing paralysis, the connecting factor is contaminated water and clearly paralysis cases rise after monsoon rains.
‘“Polioviruses spread in polluted water,” Dr. Ashok Talyan explained as monsoon rains hammered Uttar Pradesh province. The vast majority of the province’s 230 million inhabitants live without access to hygienic facilities. “People use the sugar-cane fields as lavatories,” Talyan said. “Now, with this rain, [water from] the fields will flood the village. The conditions are just about perfect here for polio and other water-borne diseases.”’
These pesticides were banned in 1997 but may remain in use.
‘Organochlorine pesticides residue (isomers of HCH alpha, beta, gamma and DDT) in Kuano river water at pre-monsoon and post-monsoon period were analyzed for the period June, 2004 to May, 2006 by TLC method. Results indicated that presence of isomers of HCH (alpha, beta, gamma) and DDT in both the study years even though the usage of both these pesticides is restricted. The higher concentration of pesticide was found in post monsoon.’ ‘In most of the samples the pesticides residues detected were much higher than drinking water quality standards. It can be inferred that the environment maybe considerably degraded by these compounds, providing additional impact to the biota and bringing a potential risk to human health.’
Occurrence of organochlorine pesticides residue in Kuano river of eastern Uttar Pradesh 2009
‘Use of pesticides in India began in 1948 when DDT was imported for malaria control and BHC for locust control. India started pesticide production with manufacturing plant for DDT and benzene hexachloride (BHC) (HCH) in the year 1952. In 1958, India was producing over 5000 metric tonnes of pesticides. Currently, there are approximately 145 pesticides registered for use, and production has increased to approximately 85,000 metric tonnes. Rampant use of these chemicals has given rise to several short-term and long-term adverse effects of these chemicals. The first report of poisoning due to pesticides in India came from Kerala in 1958 where, over 100 people died after consuming wheat flour contaminated with parathion. Subsequently several cases of pesticide-poisoning including the Bhopal disaster have been reported. Despite the fact that the consumption of pesticides in India is still very low, about 0.5 kg/ha of pesticides against 6.60 and 12.0 kg/ha in Korea and Japan, respectively, there has been a widespread contamination of food commodities with pesticide residues, basically due to non-judicious use of pesticides. In India, 51% of food commodities are contaminated with pesticide residues and out of these, 20% have pesticides residues above the maximum residue level values on a worldwide basis. It has been observed that their long-term, low-dose exposure are increasingly linked to human health effects such as immune-suppression, hormone disruption, diminished intelligence, reproductive abnormalities, and cancer.’
Pesticide exposure–Indian scene 2004
‘The World Health Organization directs both DDT application (for mosquito control) and polio vaccination worldwide.’
How safe and effective?
“The case(s): Twin girls (3.5-month-old) were found dead by their mother in their crib, both in supine position. The infants were identical twins and delivered at a hospital by cesarean section. Both infants were healthy and did not have any serious medical history. Two days prior to the incident, the twins had received the second dose of oral polio, DPT and the first dose of hepatitis B vaccines and they had fever on the first day of the vaccination and been given teaspoonful of acetaminophen. Death scene investigation, judicial investigation, parental assessment, macroscopic and microscopic autopsy findings and the toxicological analysis did not yield any specific cause of death.”
Simultaneous sudden infant death syndrome. 2007
‘When vaccines kill. Two children dead, the first and second in four years, the third made quadriplegic with respiratory insufficiency. This is the result we obtained with vaccinations!’
‘The tragedy that struck my family, has hit three of my four children. I state that my three children are affected by the reaction from the vaccine, were born perfectly healthy and that the manifestations of a disease may have appeared only after the first vaccine Sabin.’
I used to be an online friend of Giorgio, his efforts to expose vaccine damages in Italy led to a movement there which is still seething beneath the authoritarian crack down imposed there after COVID.
I write this for Giorgio Tremante so he can rest in peace.
“Dear Cal, I’m 40 years I spread this information, do you think I brought in the ministry also an “official document” of the “one” Italian Veneto region from where you can see the nearly 4,000 cases of damage caused by vaccines in about ten years in one region. I asked to extend to “all regions” Italian this research, to ascertain whether the totality of the damage caused by vaccines, but unfortunately I had closing the door in my face.”
The ‘vaccinegate’ of Italy Feb 2019