Polio

Poliomyelitis is the origanil name. polio is a viruse that is in the humman throught. and the first vaccine was introduced in 1955.

For the most part, we've eradicated polio through the vaccine developed by Jonas Salk in the early twentieth century. Because most people are vaccinated the rare case (some families don't vaccinate for religious or personal reasons despite the proven benefits of vaccinations) isn't a threat to the majority of people.

Polio is a disease is isn't administered to anyone - that would be silly.

My grandmother had polio when she was a little girl and her mother made her exercise daily. She hated her mom for it but she could walk and she had 5 kids.

It depends on what time zone you're in. I might be in "tomorrow" for you already.

Yes, Polio has been seen in many of the great apes such as the chimpanzee.

The latest in bracing for polio survivors after the frequent switch from leather and metal.

He proved that a "killed" virus could be successfully used as a vaccine. Other scientists at the time still believed that only a "live" virus injection would give a person immunity. However, using the "live" virus was, according to Salk, more dangerous, and this fact was proven when Dr. Sabin developed the "live" vaccine, the testing of which caused many deaths. Today, vaccines are produced using his "killed" virus methods.

Both rabies and HIV are viral infections. Currently, both can be prevented in the vast majority of cases (rabies through vaccination and HIV through using barrier protection during sex). However, both infections once established are almost uniformly fatal.

Post-polio syndrome is a slowly progressing weakness that affects polio survivors decades after their initial bout with the disease.

have severe headaches, fever, muscle aches etc... go to website http://www.nd.edu/~sheridan/Polio.ppt.htm

It was hard for him to get into college

After Franklin got polio he went into a wheel-chair and still became president

A polio vaccine was invented in 1954. Each year after that, the number of polio cases decreased. By 1974, only 5 cases occurred. These were all people who were linked to the polio vaccine.

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Polio is a very unique disease. There are a few main characteristics that are very important. Some of these are life lasting while others are temporary. You can experience headaches, fever, sore throat, vomiting, and neck and back stiffness. One other one, that is probably the most important, is probably that your legs or your arms become paralyzed for life, which is not good at all. That is talking about the effects of the disease, but if you were talking about the characteristics you would want to know this.

This virus usually effects people in summer months or in tropical climates. It is rapidly inactivated by cholrine, heat, and UV light. A really interesting thing about this virus is that 95% of all people who are infected by it do not develop Polio or the symptoms, but people who do not experience symptoms can still infect others.

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Pieces (or synthetic pieces) of the disease causing organism called antigens that can be recognized by the immune system as something that does not belong in the body. This prompts the immune system to produce antibodies that recognize those antigens and attack them the next time they appear, typically when challenged by the real disease causing organism.

Jonas Salk came up with the first injectable polio vaccine, followed by Albert Sabin who came up with the first oral polio vaccine.

The Rabies vaccine is a killed vaccine & the first one should be given around 4-5 months of age. Don't forget about the other vaccines needed for your pet. Have your Veterinarian do a check up on your pet. I don't think they use "live" vaccines, only Modified Live or Killed.

There is no cure for polio, but polio prevention is available through a vaccine. Polio vaccine in the United States is given as an inactivated polio vaccine. Approximately 90 percent or more of polio vaccine recipients develop protective antibodies to all three polio virus types after two doses, and at least 99 percent are immune following three doses. With the continued success of polio vaccination programs, a cure for polio may be possible within the next decade.

the US military in the 1940's it was first used in the Second World War

The exact date of the discovery of viruses is unknown. However, many scientists believe that viruses have been around for over 3. 8 billion years.

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Some common assumptions about polio include the belief that it is no longer a threat due to vaccination efforts, which may lead to complacency in public health measures. Another assumption is that polio primarily affects children, ignoring the fact that adults can also contract the virus. Additionally, there is a misconception that polio is completely eradicated, while outbreaks can still occur in areas with low vaccination coverage.