Polio

It is caused by the poliovirus. In the United States polio has been brought into the country.

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

. Respiratory and oral-to-oral transmission through saliva may also occur. The first case of polio reported in the US. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus.

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. La polio es una enfermedad causada por una infección con el poliovirus. Symptoms which can be mild and flu-like.

The polio virus enters the body through the mouth usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person. Each virus particle is composed of a protein coat around a core containing RNA genetic material. There are three variations of poliovirus called wild poliovirus type 1 2 and 3 WPV1 WPV2 and WPV3.

We can thank the creation of the polio vaccine or more accurately polio vaccines for. Contacto con moco o flema infectados de la nariz o de la boca. 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. 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.

This is a MedPage Today story. 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. Polio poliomyelitis is a disease caused by poliovirus.

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. El virus entra a través de la boca y la nariz se multiplica en la garganta y en el tracto intestinal para. Contacto directo de persona a persona.

People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their. It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. El virus se propaga por.

Only healthcare workers with evidence of complete polio vaccination should attend to the. Polio or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease. Contacto con heces infectadas.

It causes mild or no symptoms in most people but in some people it can cause paralysis or death. Wild polio types 2 and 3 have been eradicated no longer exist and wild polio type 1. Thanks to the polio vaccine weve come close to ending polio but it continues to threaten communities in parts of the globe.

This virus infects children and causes the disease poliomyelitis or. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio. Polio is very contagious and a person can spread the virus even if they arent sick or experiencing symptoms.

Polio can be prevented with vaccine. Polio virus illustration.

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