Polio

Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. A probable case of polio is defined as an acute onset of flaccid paralysis of one or more limbs with decreased or absent tendon reflexes in the affected limbs without other apparent cause and without sensory or cognitive loss.

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Each virus particle is composed of a protein coat around a core containing RNA genetic material.

. Paralysis usually begins in. Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly. People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their.

More than 35000 people became. Until everyone gets vaccinated there is a. Ad Polio used to be one of the feared medical conditions of its time back in the 40s and 50s.

The first case of polio reported in the US. The virus struck fear into parents hearts in the 1940s before vaccines were available. The polio virus enters the body through the mouth usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person.

The polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines. Polio Case Definition and Diagnosis. Respiratory and oral-to-oral transmission through saliva may also occur.

It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio. Polio is very contagious and a person can spread the virus even if they arent sick or experiencing symptoms.

In nearly a decade was detected in New York state health officials said Thursday. It is caused by the poliovirus. Symptoms which can be mild and flu-like.

But polio remains a problem in small pockets of the world. Polio is a highly infectious devastating virus that can cause paralysis. Polio is extremely rare in the United States and many other countries because most people have gotten vaccinated.

Polio or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease. Polio can be prevented with vaccine. Polio Vaccination in the US.

Is inactivated polio vaccine IPV. Since 2000 the only polio vaccine used in the US. Post-polio syndrome is a health condition which can affect you if youve ever had polio.

Many people avoided crowds and public gatherings such as fairs sports games and swimming pools during this time due to concern about getting polio. Ad Dedicated to making research and biotech production simpler faster and safer. 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.

This virus infects children and causes the disease poliomyelitis or. 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. Before a polio vaccine became available several polio epidemics had occurred between 1948 and 1955.

Ideally your child should receive. Consider polio in patients who have unexplained AFP. Power your next discovery with top quality products and technologies from SigmaAldrich.

In many places polio vaccination is standard for childrens healthcare and often required for kids to attend school. This is a MedPage Today story. Polio virus illustration.

This vaccine is given as a shot in the arm or leg is very safe and protects against severe disease including paralysis. For best protection children should get four doses of polio vaccine.

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