Polio

The polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines. Polio is an infection caused by the poliovirus.

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The state DOH told The Post it is the first known instance of polio.

. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. Upload Edit Sign PDF Documents from any device. The virus spreads from person to person and can invade an infected persons brain and spinal cord causing paralysis cant move parts of the body.

Polio used to be common in the United States. Poliomyelitis polio Poliomyelitis polio is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio.

Polio or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or less frequently by a common vehicle eg.

As many as 1 in 200. The first known US case of polio in nearly a decade was contracted by an unvaccinated 20-year-old man in Rockland County who had recently traveled to Poland and Hungary health officials said. Ad Single place to edit collaborate store search and audit PDF documents.

In the United States polio has been brought into the country. It is caused by the poliovirus. We can thank the creation of the polio vaccine or more accurately polio vaccines for.

Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly. The Rockland County case is the first recorded in the country since 2013. People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their.

Polio can be prevented with vaccine. Ad While there are still some parts of the world that are considered a higher risk for. Thanks to the polio vaccine weve come close to ending polio but it continues to threaten communities in parts of the globe.

Contaminated water or food and multiplies in the intestine from where it. About 1 in 4 infected people have flu-like symptoms including sore throat fever tiredness nausea headache and stomach pain. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or less frequently by a common vehicle for example contaminated water or food and multiplies in the intestine.

Ad Discover what the most prominent warning signs of Polio immediately. Extreme cases of polio can cause paralysis or death. Before the polio vaccine the disease killed thousands of people and paralyzed about 15000 each year.

Before a polio vaccine became available several polio epidemics had occurred between 1948 and 1955. Many people avoided crowds and public gatherings such as fairs sports games and swimming pools during this time due to concern about getting polio.

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