Polio

This is a MedPage Today story. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours.

Charles Hudson Bynum Post Polio

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

. In nearly a decade was detected in New York state health officials said Thursday. Polio is a serious and life-threatening disease the state health department said. We can thank the creation of the polio vaccine or more accurately polio vaccines for.

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. It is caused by the poliovirus.

Respiratory and oral-to-oral transmission through saliva may also occur. Thanks to the polio vaccine weve come close to ending polio but it continues to threaten communities in parts of the globe. Power your next discovery with top quality products and technologies from SigmaAldrich.

This virus infects children and causes the disease poliomyelitis or. People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their. Before the polio vaccine the disease killed thousands of people and paralyzed about 15000 each year.

The polio virus enters the body through the mouth usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person. Polio or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease. 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. Ad Dedicated to making research and biotech production simpler faster and safer.

Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly. Symptoms usually appear within. Polio is very contagious and a person can spread the virus even if they arent sick or experiencing symptoms.

The first case of polio reported in the US. Polio can be prevented with vaccine. Polio virus illustration.

Many people avoided crowds and public gatherings such as fairs sports games and swimming pools during this time due to concern about getting 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. Ad While there are still some parts of the world that are considered a higher risk for.

Polio used to be common in the United States. Polio or poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that can strike at any age and affects a persons nervous system. Each virus particle is composed of a protein coat around a core containing RNA genetic material.

The polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio. In the United States polio has been brought into the country.

It is highly contagious and can be spread by people who arent yet symptomatic.

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