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After the development of the inactivated injectable vaccine in 1955 and the live oral vaccine in 1961, the number of polio cases dropped dramatically. In 1960, there were 2,525 paralytic cases reported, but by 1965 this number had fallen to 61.
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Where is polio most common?
Polio is most common in India and Africa.
What is the Common name for polio?
poliovirus
What pathogens causes polio?
Type 1 is the most common of the 3 Polioviruses that causes the Polio disease.
Franklin D. Roosevelt had been disabled by?
FDR was disabled by polio. A common disease that there was no cure for back then. Later on in the 1950's one man found the vaccine for polio. So, polio is no longer an issue.
What is the most common killer sickness among the kids?
Polio
What were common diseases in 1914-1918?
polio, TB, whooping cough
How do you die from polio?
Prior to the iron lung, the most common cause of death from polio was paralysis of the diaphragm muscles causing suffocation from inability to breathe.
What is the most common injury done to a victim of polio?
usually injuries are limited to paralysis.
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.
What virus attacks the nervous system?
Poliomyelitis can enter the central nervous system and destroy motor neurons that can cause paralysis and muscle weakness/atrophy. Spinal polio is the most common form. Poliomyelitis is caused by poliovirus and used to be a dreadful disease in the 20th century. Now with better vaccines, the number of polio incidents have gone down.
How many types of measles virus are there?
Type 1 or Brunhilde - most common and was most often the cause of epidemics Type 2 or Lansing - least common Type 3 or Leon All three types are included in the vaccine.
Is polio a verb?
Polio is a noun. If you want to use polio with a verb, you could say: Contract polio Suffer from polio Die of polio Recover from polio Etc., etc. I hope that helped.
