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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.
489 Questions
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.
What is one important thing that Jonas salk did?
That he had set the stage for the develoment of psychoneuroimmunology
Jonas Salk was an American Virologist and Medical Researcher who is best known for his discovery and development of the Polio Vaccine.
How does polio affects people today?
The global eradication of poliomyelitis is a public health effort to eliminate all cases of poliomyelitis (polio) infection around the world. The global effort, begun in 1988 and led by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and The Rotary Foundation, has reduced the number of annual diagnosed cases from the hundreds of thousands to around a thousand.
How many people are infected with polio each year?
None die from polio. sorry, not true...many old cases of polio proved to cause paralysis, obviously. But if it spreads to the respiratory muscles, it can, in fact, kill you. This was when the iron lung was designed. I have no idea how many people die each year, but they do.
There is no cure for polio - there is instead a preventive vaccine, discovered by Dr. Jonas Salk.
There is no cure for polio. Honourable Jonas Salk discovered vaccine for polio. He did not claim for patent of polio vaccine and saved innumerable lives of this disabling disease.
When did Jonas Salk get married to his first wife?
Jonas Salk married Donna Lindsay. Jonas Salks married Donna Lindsay on June 9, 1939.
When was polio the most prevalent in the US?
Throughout the world polio us present every year, but there was a major outbreak of polio in 1955 in North America. Polio is still present in the world although it is generally not a problem in Western countries. The virus may be endemic (everyone has it) in some countries although only 10% of the population show symptoms. The virus is spread by fecal contamination of food or water or by mouth to mouth contact.
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.
Jonas salk was a scientist that invented the polio vaccine.
The inventor of one of the forms of the Polio vaccine, Dr. Salk was born in New York City and died 1995 due to heart failure.
