Polio

Ad Polio used to be one of the feared medical conditions of its time back in the 40s and 50s. This is a MedPage Today story.

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Polio virus illustration.

. Polio used to be common in the United States. 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.

Thanks to the polio vaccine weve come close to ending polio but it continues to threaten communities in parts of the globe. Polio is very contagious and a person can spread the virus even if they arent sick or experiencing symptoms. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus.

In the United States polio has been brought into the country. In nearly a decade was detected in New York state health officials said Thursday. 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.

Post-polio syndrome PPS is a non-contagious condition that can affect polio survivors usually 15 to 40 years after recovery from polio. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their.

Respiratory and oral-to-oral transmission through saliva may also occur. Each virus particle is composed of a protein coat around a core containing RNA genetic material. It is caused by the poliovirus.

Post-polio syndrome is a health condition which can affect you if youve ever had polio. Polio or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease. Polio can be prevented with vaccine.

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. Polio or poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that can strike at any age and affects a persons nervous system. Before a polio vaccine became available several polio epidemics had occurred between 1948 and 1955.

Symptoms which can be mild and flu-like. The first case of polio reported in the US. Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly.

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. Before the polio vaccine the disease killed thousands of people and paralyzed about 15000 each year.

The polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio.

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