Polio

People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their. Polio virus illustration.

Polio Girl

The polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines.

. Before a polio vaccine became available several polio epidemics had occurred between 1948 and 1955. Polio or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease. La polio es una enfermedad causada por una infección con el poliovirus.

Polio used to be common in the United States. This is a MedPage Today story. It is caused by the poliovirus.

Polio can be prevented with vaccine. Thanks to the polio vaccine weve come close to ending polio but it continues to threaten communities in parts of the globe. We can thank the creation of the polio vaccine or more accurately polio vaccines for.

Contacto directo de persona a persona. Symptoms which can be mild and flu-like. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio.

The polio virus enters the body through the mouth usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person. 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. 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. This virus infects children and causes the disease poliomyelitis or. El virus se propaga por.

Many people avoided crowds and public gatherings such as fairs sports games and swimming pools during this time due to concern about getting polio. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. Polio is very contagious and a person can spread the virus even if they arent sick or experiencing symptoms.

El virus entra a través de la boca y la nariz se multiplica en la garganta y en el tracto intestinal para. Contacto con moco o flema infectados de la nariz o de la boca. 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.

Only a polio survivor can develop PPS it is not contagious. Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly. In the United States polio has been brought into the country.

Contacto con heces infectadas. The first case of polio reported in the US. Respiratory and oral-to-oral transmission through saliva may also occur.

Before the polio vaccine the disease killed thousands of people and paralyzed about 15000 each year. 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.

Post-polio syndrome PPS is a non-contagious condition that can affect polio survivors usually 15 to 40 years after recovery from polio. Each virus particle is composed of a protein coat around a core containing RNA genetic material.

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