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You can't get polio from kissing. Polio is spread by the oral fecal route.
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Can you get cancer kissing a smoker?
No, the chemicals that cause cancer are not transmitted through kissing
Polio is a disease caused by a virus?
Polio is caused by an infection from the poliovirus. When a person is affected with it the virus resides in the intestinal tract and in the mucus in your nose and throat. It is usually spread through contact with the waste of an infected person. It is less frequently spread through contact with infected respiratory secretions - saliva.
How polio is spread?
Polio is transmitted, most commonly, through fecal matter and saliva.
When does polio happen?
The polio virus is often transmitted via fecal matter. It can also be transmitted through food or water or an infected person.
Can you cure poliomyelitis?
There is no cure for polio, but polio prevention is available through a vaccine. Polio vaccine in the United States is given as an inactivated polio vaccine. Approximately 90 percent or more of polio vaccine recipients develop protective antibodies to all three polio virus types after two doses, and at least 99 percent are immune following three doses. With the continued success of polio vaccination programs, a cure for polio may be possible within the next decade.
Can you get herpititus b through saliva?
While unlikely, it is possible to contract hepatitis B through kissing. You cannot contract hepatitis C through kissing
What type of disease is pollo?
Polio is a highly contagious viral infection. Polio can affect the spinal cord causing muscle weakness and paralysis. Polio is usually introduced through the mouth after touching stools of infected individuals.
Is polio transmissible from mother to child?
Polio is an enteric(food/water born) origin disease.If mother is carrier of Polio it can be transmitted to child through feco-oral route.Not transmitted by breast feeding or by usual child care.
Is Cystic fibrosis contagious through kissing?
NO.
How do gastrointestinal diseases spread?
Through kissing
Can animals get polio?
Yes, Polio has been seen in many of the great apes such as the chimpanzee.
Can cold water cause polio?
No, it takes the polio virus to cause polio. The polio virus can be defeated by having a polio vaccination.
