By giving you a watered down version of the disease, white blood cells in your immune system learn which antibody to produce and how to fight polio. If you get the disease for real, they can make it much quicker, and therefore get rid of it before you even show symptoms.
IPV is Dr. Jonas Salk OPV is Dr. Albert Sabin
You can prevent mumps by getting a vacine shot when your young.
You can prevent mumps by getting a vacine shot when your young.
No, there has not been a cure or vaccine that can prevent Tourettes made. We hope someday there might be
To prevent polio.
Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine. This does not cure polio but it does prevent it. Polio remains incurable.
No. It is only used to prevent polio.
The kind of vaccine that prevents Polio is called IPV.
Polio
Polio actually can not be cured. There is, however, a vaccination that can be taken to prevent people who do not have polio, from getting polio. The polio vaccination was created by Salk and Sabin. Originally, the polio vaccination by Salk was administered in the form of a shot. The Sabin is given by mouth.
Polio vaccines are available. Taking those vaccines after birth and in early childhood can help to resist the disease.
Polio is NOT hereditary. It is caused by a virus, poliovirus, that is highly contagious. A vaccine exists to prevent catching the disease.