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The first dose of the polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, was administered in 1954 during a large-scale field trial. This inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) was introduced to combat poliomyelitis, which had caused widespread outbreaks and paralysis. The vaccine was proven effective, leading to mass immunization efforts that dramatically reduced polio cases worldwide. Subsequently, an oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by Dr. Albert Sabin became widely used in the early 1960s.
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What disease can cause paralysis?
Polio myelitis.
How do you divide poliomyelitis into its component word parts?
Poliomyelitis: polio comes from the virus called (poliovirus 1.2.3), myelitis is the inflamation of the myelin. But in this particular case of poliomyelitis we consider 'active infectious inflamation of the myelin in the anterior horn cell of the spinal cord.
When was polio found?
1789 was when polio was first diagnosed!!!! polio was found in 1789
When was the polio vaccination made?
Poliomyelitis as two vaccines: Jonas Salk developed the first in 1952 and used first in 1955. This vaccine used an inactive virus. Albert Sabin developed an attenuated vaccine which was available in 1962. The Salk vaccine was given by injection and the Sabin by mouth.
What is the pathophysiology of transverse myelitis?
Transverse Myelitis is the inflammation of the spinal cord.
When was the polio epimedic?
The first Polio epidemic was in 1894 in Vermont with 132 cases of it.
Who made polio?
Polio is a virus which occurs spontaneously in nature. Now, the vaccines for polio were first made by Salk and then Sabin.
Who came up with the polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk came up with the first injectable polio vaccine, followed by Albert Sabin who came up with the first oral polio vaccine.
How is transverse myelitis treated?
Treatment is aimed at calming the immune response that caused the spinal cord injury in the first place. To this end, high doses of intravenous and then oral steroids are the first-line treatments for transverse myelitis.
Who first made a medicine for polio?
Jonas Salk developed a polio vaccine in the nineteen sixties.
Was the polio vacation or the telephone discovered first?
The polio vaccine was first tested in 1952 and marketed in 1955.The telephone was invented in 1876.
What causes polymyelitis?
Myelitis is a disease involving inflammation of spinal cord,which disrupts central Nervous System(CNS) function linking the brain and limbs.The main caused of Myelitis are as follows:Infectious mononucleosis(Pfeiffer's disease or kissing disease)Polio virus is a cause of poliomyelitisMany cases of measles are also involved to cause myelitisHerpes simplex, Epstein barr virus(EBV)
