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Yes. Vaccines have largely eliminated the disease in the US (and many other countries), but it still occurs in parts of Africa and Asia (though it's much rarer than it used to be, thanks to progress in vaccinations worldwide... there are about a thousand cases per year or so, down from about 350,000 in the late 1980s).
The only disease that is, so far as we know, completely wiped out is smallpox, which (again, as far as we know) still exists only in a few research facilities (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US and the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology in Russia). A growing number of scientists are arguing that maintaining these viral stocks serves no legitimate scientific purpose and that they should be destroyed ... this would be the first case of an intentional extinction.
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How does the polio vaccine effect us today?
There are still cases of polio out there today, so we have the vaccinations if someday we were to have another breakout of the epidemic!
What was the impact of Jonas Salk?
Jonas Salk developed the Polio Vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. Without the Polio vaccine, people today would still be suffering from the disease today.
How many people have polio today worldwide?
As of July 14, 2010 there have been 545 cases of "wild" polio worldwide in 2010. The total number of cases in 2009 was 1604. There are still some countries using the oral polio vaccine that in extremely rare cases can cause polio. I don't know the statistics for those cases.
How long ago was polio eradicated?
Last one? Polio is still problematic. We are working on ridding the world of this disease. Source: http://www.polioeradication.org/disease.asp
Can polio ever come back?
Polio still exists in some parts of the world.
Is Polio still in this country?
NO, there is a vaccine for that.
There is no need to get immunizations anymore because viruses are no longer a problem like they were in the past?
There is still need to get immunization for other diseases which are still a problem today (such as polio), at least once in early age.
Can you be born with polio?
I dont know if you can still be born with Polio, but I do know that my grandfather was born with it but did not show signs of having polio until he began to try and crawl.
What happened after Franklin Delano Roosevelt got polio?
After Franklin got polio he went into a wheel-chair and still became president
Why do people suffered from polio before 1955 than they do today?
Scientists were able to create a vaccine that protects people from the polio virus.
How does polio effect the economy in India?
polio does not directly effect Indian economy.but personal economy will be effected. person with polio can still do all the indoor jobs,still standing on their own. but if the no of polio patients increases then it may start effecting little as india is a major country for human resource.
What diseases of ancient times are still treated today?
Malaria, measles, polio, rickets, leprosy, and also river blindness still exist in some parts of the world today.
