Polio
Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly. Before a polio vaccine became available several polio epidemics had occurred between 1948 and 1955.
The virus spreads from person to person and can infect a persons spinal cord causing paralysis cant move parts of the body.
. 1 Approximately 70 of cases are asymptomatic. Polio or poliomyelitis is a disabling and potentially deadly disease. In the US the last case of naturally occurring polio was in 1979.
Polio is a contagious viral illness that in its most severe form causes nerve injury leading to paralysis difficulty breathing and sometimes death. It is caused by the poliovirus. It was once one of the most feared diseases in the United States but the creation of a vaccine in the 1950s ended the threat.
Cases of polio peaked in the United States in the. It most commonly affects children under 5 years old. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours.
The virus spreads from person to person and can infect a persons spinal cord causing paralysis cant move parts of the body. Mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever. Polio or poliomyelitis is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus.
People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their. Poliomyelitis commonly shortened to polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Polio is a highly contagious virus that can result in spinal cord and brainstem paralysis.
Polio is an infection caused by the poliovirus. 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. Symptoms Most people who get infected with poliovirus will not have any visible symptoms.
The polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. Polio is a life-threatening disease caused by a virus.
About 1 in 4 infected people have flu-like symptoms including sore throat fever tiredness nausea headache and stomach pain. Today despite a worldwide effort to wipe out polio poliovirus continues to affect children and adults in parts of Asia and Africa. There is no cure for polio but it can be prevented with safe and effective vaccination.
In a proportion of cases more severe symptoms develop such as headache neck stiffness and paresthesia. 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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