Polio

Polio Case Definition and Diagnosis. There are three variations of poliovirus called wild poliovirus type 1 2 and 3 WPV1 WPV2 and WPV3.

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Each virus particle is composed of a protein coat around a core containing RNA genetic material.

. It causes mild or no symptoms in most people but in some people it can cause paralysis or death. It is highly contagious and can be spread by people who arent yet. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours.

Polio is a serious and life-threatening disease the state health department said. Respiratory and oral-to-oral transmission through saliva may also occur. Symptoms which can be mild and flu-like.

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. The first case of polio reported in the US. In nearly a decade was detected in New York state health officials said Thursday.

Since 2000 the only polio vaccine used in the US. Consider polio in patients who have unexplained AFP. Paralysis usually begins in.

This virus infects children and causes the disease poliomyelitis or. It is caused by the poliovirus. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus.

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 polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines. Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly.

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 vaccine is given as a shot in the arm or leg is very safe and protects against severe disease including paralysis. Polio is very contagious and a person can spread the virus even if they arent sick or experiencing symptoms.

This is a MedPage Today story. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio. Polio can be prevented with vaccine.

Before a polio vaccine became available several polio epidemics had occurred between 1948 and 1955. Is inactivated polio vaccine IPV. People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their.

Polio poliomyelitis is a disease caused by poliovirus. Wild polio types 2 and 3 have been eradicated no longer exist and wild polio type 1. 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.

Polio virus illustration. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV may sometimes be given in the same shot with other vaccines also called combination vaccines. Polio or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease.

The polio virus enters the body through the mouth usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person.

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