Polio

Each virus particle is composed of a protein coat around a core containing RNA genetic material. Thanks to the polio vaccine weve come close to ending polio but it continues to threaten communities in parts of the globe.

Charles Hudson Bynum Post Polio

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

. Post-polio syndrome PPS is a non-contagious condition that can affect polio survivors usually 15 to 40 years after recovery from 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.

It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. La polio es una enfermedad causada por una infección con el poliovirus. El virus se propaga por.

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 polio virus lives in an infected persons throat and intestines. Symptoms which can be mild and flu-like.

Consider polio in patients with polio-like symptoms especially if the person is unvaccinated incompletely vaccinated recently traveled abroad to a place where polio still occurs or was exposed to a person who recently traveled to one of these areas. Before a polio vaccine became available several polio epidemics had occurred between 1948 and 1955. It is caused by the poliovirus.

Only a polio survivor can develop PPS it is not contagious. 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 healthcare workers with evidence of complete polio vaccination should attend to the. Polio virus illustration. Contacto directo de persona a persona.

This virus infects children and causes the disease poliomyelitis or. 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.

Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly. Polio used to be common in the United States. Contacto con heces infectadas.

Polio can be prevented with vaccine. The first case of polio reported in the US. Polio or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease.

Polio or poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that can strike at any age and affects a persons nervous system. El virus entra a través de la boca y la nariz se multiplica en la garganta y en el tracto intestinal para. In nearly a decade was detected in New York state health officials said Thursday.

Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio. 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.

Respiratory and oral-to-oral transmission through saliva may also occur. In the United States polio has been brought into the country.

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