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Can a infected animal give you polio?
no
Is polio virus a microorganism?
Microorganism means very small sized organism. It can not be seen with naked eye. You have to use microscopes to see it. Polio virus is a virus. Virus are too small as compared to other microorganisms. So polio virus is included in the category of the microorganisms.
Who all have been benefited from post polio program?
Everyone who has been affected by polio have benefited from the post polio program. This includes the people who were infected by polio and the people who took care of them.
Is polio a virus or bacteria?
The organism that causes polio is a virus.
What type of organism causes polio?
Polio is a word that can mean one of two things, the virus or the disease The Polio disease which you are referring to is called poliomyelitis. The organism that causes it is a viral organism (virus). The name of the virus that causes poliomyelitis (polio disease) is called Poliovirus. The virus is a normal RNA virus from the Picornaviridae and genus enterovirus family.
What disease did President Franklin D. Roosevelt become infected with in 1921?
Franklin Roosevelt contracted polio which left him paralyzed from the waist down. He had to have a wheelchair to get around after that.
What forms when a hair follicle becomes infected with bacteria?
When a hair follicle becomes infected with bacteria it becomes irritated. When a hair follicle becomes infected it might fall out.
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.
Where can you get polio?
Polio short for Poliomyelitis. The cause for Polio is by infection with a member of the genus Enterovirus known as Poliovirus. There are vaccines to help prevent this virus. you also can be born with this disease.
What percentage of those with polio virus develop the disease?
About 90% of people infected by poliovirus develop only a mild case or no illness at all. About 1% of all people infected with poliovirus develop the actual disease known as polio.
How is polio transmitted from one organism to another?
The polio is transmitted through either fecal-oral or oral-oral transmission. In fecal-oral, a non-infected person comes in contact with the stool of someone with the virus. In oral-oral, a non-infected person comes in contact with the respiratory droplets or saliva of an infected person(sneezing...ect.)
How polio is spread?
Polio is transmitted, most commonly, through fecal matter and saliva.
