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Polio
Polio or more correctly Poliomyelitis is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus which attacks the nervous system. This category is for questions about the disease, its history, its symptoms, its treatments, the vaccine created to combat/eradicate it and the continuing studies of not only the virus,and its treatment, but its sociological impact and the people who survived it.
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How do you know when you have polio?
You take your fingers and slowly place them up your rectum then you sniff it and if it smells like fish then you have polio.
Polio short for Poliomyelitis. The cause for Polio is by infection with a member of the genus Enterovirus known as Poliovirus. There are vaccines to help prevent this virus.
you also can be born with this disease.
Polio can be lethal, yes, if untreated and there is no medical support. It was primarily active prior to the 1960s. Although it is rare in the U.S. now, children sometimes still get it; it is considered a childhood disease, although disability may be permanent throughout life. If the virus (polio) penetrates your nervous system, and it affects your nerves that control breathing, then the person may die.
Many people have survived polio and lived through adulthood, but with impairments. Polio especially affects the lungs and legs. US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was afflicted with childhood polio, and was confined to a wheelchair during his presidency.
Why did Jonas Salk win a noble prize?
The breakthrough came when the team of John F. Enders, Thomas Weller, andFrederick Robbins found that the polio virus could be grown in embryonic tissue--a discovery that earned them a Nobel Prize in 1954.
What person developed a new vaccine for polio?
The name of man who invented the polio vaccine is Jonas Salk.
Why the polio virus often causes paralysis of the muscles?
poliovirus invades the nerve cells of the spinal cord and kills the motor neurons. When the motor neurons are destroyed, the muscles they connect to become damaged and weaken. The result is varying degrees of paralysis, including difficulty swallowing
What was used in an attempt to fight the spread of polio?
Immunizations were formed in an attempt to fight different disease such as polio. In many parts of the world where immunizations are given, polio and other previously deadly diseases are virtually non existent.
Polio vaccine was developed by two scientists named Sabin and Salk. The Salk vaccine was given by injection and the Sabin was given by mouth. That vaccine was placed onto a sugar cube. When I was little, we had to be quiet and 'rest' during hot afternoons and had to stay away from swimming. When the vaccines came out we were right there to get them. We were given the Salk first and then we got the Sabin later on (just to be on the safe side).
What system human does polio affect?
Polio affects both the skeletal and muscular system. When the polio virus enters the body it immediately attacks the nervous system, followed by the muscular system. The muscular system is what gives the skeletal system the ability to move. Thus, when the muscular system gets infected the skeletal system no longer has the power to move the body to where it wants to go. This is known as paralysis.
Can you get polio still today?
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.
Devoloped a vaccine for pollio that became widely used in 1955?
Dr. Jonas Salk of La Jolla, California, developed the first polio vaccination. It was widely used in 1955 and for many years longer. The Salk Institute went on to do more important scientific developments.
What year did Jonas Salk graduate from high school?
he went to Townsend high school and new york university of collage
Did the polio vaccine eradicate polio?
In 1988, the forty-first World Health Assembly, consisting then of delegates from 166 Member States, adopted a resolution for the worldwide eradication of polio. It marked the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, spearheaded by WHO, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). This followed the certification of the eradication of smallpox in 1980, progress during the 1980s towards elimination of the poliovirus in the Americas, and Rotary International's commitment to raise funds to protect all children from the disease.
Overall, since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched, the number of cases has fallen by over 99%. In 2012, only three countries in the world remain polio-endemic. Persistent pockets of polio transmission in northern Nigeria and along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan are key epidemiological challenges.
Why do you immunize against polio?
Yes, infants in the United States are vaccinated for polio. A primary series of IPV consists of three properly spaced doses, usually given at two months, four months, and 6-18 months. A booster dose is given at 4-6 years (before or at school entry).
IPV is given as a shot in the arm or leg.
OPV is given as an oral liquid. OPV is no longer used in the United States, but is still given in other parts of the world where polio is common.
Did Franklin D. Roosevelt have polio?
yes Franklin d. roosevelt did have polio
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probably not
Considering the age of onset of Mr. Roosevelt's paralysis as well as the pattern of its onset, starting at the feet and working its way up the legs, most modern physicians believe it is far more likely that the late President suffered from Guillain-Barré syndrome.
What were ways to deal with poliomyelitis in the 1930's?
After polio is contracted speeding up recovery is usually the response although there is no cure - hence the reason the polio vaccine is so important.
If the virus enters the bloodstream a range of symptoms can be exhibited. In 1% of cases it enters the Central Nervous System. It destroys motor neurons leading to muscle weakness. Different types of paralysis occur. Spinal polio is the most common.
Relief of symptoms rather than a cure (there is none) is the focus for people who contract it. Antibiotics are used to prevent infection, pain meds, physical therapy, corrective shoes, and orthopedic surgery.
Some types of polio result in complete recovery. With spinal polio if the nerve cells are destroyed paralysis is permanent. Most cases of polio result only in temporary paralysis. Recovery occurs naturally within 6 - 8 months.
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Which microorganism causes polio?
Polio is caused by a virus, the poliovirus. It belongs to the genus Enterovirus, which is a group of RNA viruses.
Currently there is no treatment that can cure polio. There are immunizations present and also some treatment methods to provide relief while the body fights against the polio virus. This is called supportive care. Supportive care can include fluids, medications, and lots of rest.
