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Unlikely, there is now a vaccine for polio and now polio has become weakened to a point where people who have may not experience all the severe symptoms as when the outbreak hit. for example: polio would cause lung failure in the time of the outbreak but now it is very uncommon to see in polio patients. Just take the vaccine and you'll be safe.
What else can I help you with?
What is the ratio of people in the us with polio?
The answer depends on whether you want the ratio of people in the US with polio compared to people with polio in the rest of the world (or the whole world), or the compared to people without polio in the US.
Why American govt giving inactivated polio vaccine?
They changed to inactivated to lower the risk of shedding polio virus after the live vaccine.
Is there any famous person having lump in leg or polio?
Franklin Roosevelt the US president had polio.
Is oral Polio banned in the US?
Yes
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
Do children in th US have to get vaccinated for polio?
Yes, children in the U.S have to get the vaccine for polio. They get it in the first 6 months of life.
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!
Has the link between DDT and polio been debunked?
Yes, the link between DDT and polio has not been debunked. Some studies suggest a possible correlation between DDT exposure and increased risk of polio, but more research is needed to fully understand the connection.
How was the Polio epidemic stopped in the US?
It was the success of the Salk Vaccine.
A vaccine to prevent what terrible disease was invented in the US in 1952?
POLIO
Which is more commonly used here in the US inactivated polio vaccine or Oral polio vaccine?
Inactivated polio vaccine is given to children as part of their routine infant vaccinations during their first 18 months or so.
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.
