Polio

Before the polio vaccine the disease killed thousands of people and paralyzed about 15000 each year. Polio or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease.

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Only a polio survivor can develop PPS it is not contagious.

. Each virus particle is composed of a protein coat around a core containing RNA genetic material. The first case of polio reported in the US. The polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines.

Polio used to be common in the United States. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio.

This is a MedPage Today story. It is highly contagious and can be spread by people who arent yet. Post-polio syndrome PPS is a non-contagious condition that can affect polio survivors usually 15 to 40 years after recovery from polio.

Contacto con heces infectadas. Many people avoided crowds and public gatherings such as fairs sports games and swimming pools during this time due to concern about getting polio. Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly.

Contacto directo de persona a persona. Thanks to the polio vaccine weve come close to ending polio but it continues to threaten communities in parts of the globe. Before a polio vaccine became available several polio epidemics had occurred between 1948 and 1955.

Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. 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. CDC recommends that all infants and children in the United States are vaccinated against polio with four doses of the IPV vaccine given at ages 2 months 4 months 618 months and 46 years.

Infants and Children. El virus se propaga por. La polio es una enfermedad causada por una infección con el poliovirus.

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. Polio is a serious and life-threatening disease the state health department said.

It is caused by the poliovirus. Infants and children traveling to areas where the risk of getting polio is greater should complete the routine series before. In the United States polio has been brought into the country.

This virus infects children and causes the disease poliomyelitis or. In nearly a decade was detected in New York state health officials said Thursday. Polio or poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that can strike at any age and affects a persons nervous system.

We can thank the creation of the polio vaccine or more accurately polio vaccines for. El virus entra a través de la boca y la nariz se multiplica en la garganta y en el tracto intestinal para. Polio can be prevented with vaccine.

Contacto con moco o flema infectados de la nariz o de la boca. Ad While there are still some parts of the world that are considered a higher risk for. People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their.

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