Polio

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.

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

. This is a MedPage Today story. Contacto con heces infectadas. Polio used to be common in the United States.

Before the polio vaccine the disease killed thousands of people and paralyzed about 15000 each year. Post-polio syndrome PPS is a non-contagious condition that can affect polio survivors usually 15 to 40 years after recovery from polio. Polio can be prevented with vaccine.

Contacto con moco o flema infectados de la nariz o de la boca. The first case of polio reported in the US. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus.

It is caused by the poliovirus. Polio or poliomyelitis is a crippling and potentially deadly disease. El virus entra a través de la boca y la nariz se multiplica en la garganta y en el tracto intestinal para.

Only a polio survivor can develop PPS it is not contagious. Some parents wouldnt let their children play with new friends and regularly. Polio or poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that can strike at any age and affects a persons nervous system.

It invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. Before a polio vaccine became available several polio epidemics had occurred between 1948 and 1955. 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. In the United States polio has been brought into the country. La polio es una enfermedad causada por una infección con el poliovirus.

Each virus particle is composed of a protein coat around a core containing RNA genetic material. Contacto directo de persona a persona. In nearly a decade was detected in New York state health officials said Thursday.

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. Polio virus illustration. Many people avoided crowds and public gatherings such as fairs sports games and swimming pools during this time due to concern about getting polio.

People carrying the poliovirus including those without symptoms can spread the highly contagious virus for weeks in their. Inactivated polio vaccine IPV is the only polio.

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