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Polio. *. Polio : is an infectious disease caused by a virus. It attacks your nervous system. In rare cases, polio infection can cause paralysis. Polio vaccination will protect most people for life. The United States and most other countries eradicated polio decades ago, except for rare cases. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Polio
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POLIO: is an infectious disease caused by a virus. It attacks your nervous system. In rare cases, polio infection can cause paralysis. Polio vaccination will protect most people for life. The United States and most other countries eradicated polio decades ago, except for rare cases.
The disease of
spread*
The disease most
commonly affects young
children. Poliovirus
spreads in human waste.
People usually get it fro
m
contaminated food or
water
Symptoms include fever,
tiredness, vomiting, neck
stiffness, and leg and arm pain.
Most infected people never
have symptoms. No treatment
will reverse polio paralysis.
Moist heat, physical therapy and
medicines might ease symptoms
.
The symptoms
Of disease
Style preventionSome people who've had polio
develop post-polio syndrome (PPS) years later. Symptoms include
tiredness, new muscle weakness and muscle and joint pain. There is
no way to prevent or cure PPS.
