Polio

The Rockland County case is the first recorded in the country since 2013. Poliomyelitis polio Poliomyelitis polio is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age.

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. The first known US case of polio in nearly a decade was contracted by an unvaccinated 20-year-old man in Rockland County who had recently traveled to Poland and Hungary health officials said. Contaminated water or food and multiplies in the intestine from where it. Oral polio vaccine OPV is used in other countries.

Ad Reveal how Polio develops and the symptoms to watch out for right now. Polio otherwise known as poliomyelitis is a highly-infectious disabling and in some cases life-threatening disease caused by the polio virus according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC. We can thank the creation of the polio vaccine or more accurately polio vaccines for.

About 1 in 4 infected people have flu-like symptoms including sore throat fever tiredness nausea headache and stomach pain. 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 eg.

After mass vaccination programmes across the 20th century the disease is rare. Before a polio vaccine became available several polio epidemics had occurred between 1948 and 1955. It primarily affects those under the age of five.

People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their. The state DOH told The Post it is the first known instance of 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.

Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio vaccine that has been given in the United States since 2000. Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly. CDC recommends that children get four doses of polio vaccine.

Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. Ad While there are still some parts of the world that are considered a higher risk for.

The polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines. Find Information on Diseases Conditions Sports Injury Personal Injury. Polio can be prevented with vaccine.

It is given by shot in the arm or leg depending on the persons age. Polio is an infection caused by the poliovirus. As many as 1 in 200.

Extreme cases of polio can cause paralysis or death.

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