Polio

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.

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It causes mild or no symptoms in most people but in some people it can cause paralysis or death.

. Polio or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease. Polio virus illustration. Since 2000 the only polio vaccine used in the US.

Is inactivated polio vaccine IPV. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. Before a polio vaccine became available several polio epidemics had occurred between 1948 and 1955.

The polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV may sometimes be given in the same shot with other vaccines also called combination vaccines. Paralysis usually begins in.

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. The polio virus enters the body through the mouth usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person. Ad Dedicated to making research and biotech production simpler faster and safer.

Power your next discovery with top quality products and technologies from SigmaAldrich. This vaccine is given as a shot in the arm or leg is very safe and protects against severe disease including paralysis. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours.

Only a polio survivor can develop PPS it is not contagious. People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their. Polio can be prevented with vaccine.

Each virus particle is composed of a protein coat around a core containing RNA genetic material. Ad Polio is a health condition thats a lot less common today than a few decades ago and in. Wild polio types 2 and 3 have been eradicated no longer exist and wild polio type 1.

There are three variations of poliovirus called wild poliovirus type 1 2 and 3 WPV1 WPV2 and WPV3. Polio poliomyelitis is a disease caused by poliovirus. Respiratory and oral-to-oral transmission through saliva may also occur.

In nearly a decade was detected in New York state health officials said Thursday. The most recent outbreak of polio cases took place between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Polio is very contagious and a person can spread the virus even if they arent sick or experiencing symptoms.

Consider polio in patients who have unexplained AFP. Polio Case Definition and Diagnosis. Many people avoided crowds and public gatherings such as fairs sports games and swimming pools during this time due to concern about getting polio.

This is a MedPage Today story. The first case of polio reported in the US. It is caused by the poliovirus.

Symptoms which can be mild and flu-like. 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.

Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly. Polio or poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that can strike at any age and affects a persons nervous system. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio.

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