Polio - Wikipedia Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is a vaccine-preventable infectious disease caused by the poliovirus [1]
Poliomyelitis (polio) - World Health Organization (WHO) The polio vaccine, given multiple times, can protect a child for life More than 20 million people are able to walk today who would otherwise have been paralysed, since 1988, when the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched
Polio | Polio | CDC Learn about polio in the United States and when to get a vaccine for yourself or your child
Polio Vaccination | Polio | CDC There is no cure for polio (or poliomyelitis), but it can be prevented with safe and effective vaccination CDC recommends that children get 4 doses of polio vaccine to protect them against severe polio disease, including paralysis
Polio - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Polio is an illness caused by a virus that mainly affects nerves in the spinal cord or brain stem In its most severe form, polio can lead to a person being unable to move certain limbs, also called paralysis
Polio: Symptoms, Prevention, and Treatment - WebMD What Is Polio? Polio is short for "poliomyelitis " It's a virus that spreads easily between people who aren't vaccinated If you get polio, you might have no symptoms or get flu-like symptoms
Polio | Definition, Symptoms, Vaccine, Facts | Britannica Polio is an acute viral infectious disease of the nervous system that has no known cure but can be prevented by a vaccine Since the 1960s, thanks to widespread use of polio vaccines, polio has been eliminated from most of the world
Polio - HHS. gov Polio is a very contagious disease — it spreads easily from person to person Most people who get polio don’t have any serious problems But in some cases, polio can be very dangerous and lead to permanent disabilities — and even death Even though it’s rare in the United States, polio still exists in a few countries in Asia and Africa
Poliomyelitis - World Health Organization (WHO) Polio (poliomyelitis) mainly affects children under 5 years of age One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis Among those paralysed, 5–10% die when their breathing muscles become immobilized