Polio

Thursday, August 11, 2022 Edit

Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly. Polio is very contagious and a person can spread the virus even if they arent sick or experiencing symptoms.

Living With Polio

It is caused by the poliovirus.

. Until everyone gets vaccinated there is a. 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.

Only a polio survivor can develop PPS it is not contagious. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. The polio virus enters the body through the mouth usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person.

This virus infects children and causes the disease poliomyelitis or. But polio remains a problem in small pockets of the world. Symptoms which can be mild and flu-like.

The polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines. Polio virus illustration. 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.

Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio. Ad Polio used to be one of the feared medical conditions of its time back in the 40s and 50s. In nearly a decade was detected in New York state health officials said Thursday.

Polio is extremely rare in the United States and many other countries because most people have gotten vaccinated. Polio or poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that can strike at any age and affects a persons nervous system. The first case of polio reported in the US.

Respiratory and oral-to-oral transmission through saliva may also occur. Post-polio syndrome PPS is a non-contagious condition that can affect polio survivors usually 15 to 40 years after recovery from polio. 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 or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease. Post-polio syndrome is a health condition which can affect you if youve ever had polio. Each virus particle is composed of a protein coat around a core containing RNA genetic material.

People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. In many places polio vaccination is standard for childrens healthcare and often required for kids to attend school.

Polio can be prevented with vaccine. This is a MedPage Today story.

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