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Poliomyelitis (/ ˌ p oʊ l i oʊ ˌ m aɪ ə ˈ l aɪ t ɪ s / POH-lee-oh-MY-ə-LY-tiss), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. [1] Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; [5] mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe symptoms develop such as headache, neck stiffness, and paresthesia.
International Travel and Health. Chapter 6 - Vaccine-preventable diseases and vaccines (2019 update). World Health Organization. United Nations (2020). Retrieved on 3 December 2020. Countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and countries requiring yellow fever vaccination (July 2019). World Health Organization. United Nations (4 July 2019).
The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year. ... are shown using canes in ancient Egyptian images. British ...
Live, attenuated vaccines, such as smallpox and polio vaccines, are able to induce killer T-cell (T C or CTL) responses, helper T-cell (T H) responses and antibody immunity. However, attenuated forms of a pathogen can convert to a dangerous form and may cause disease in immunocompromised vaccine recipients (such as those with AIDS ).
DTaP-IPV vaccine is a combination vaccine whose full generic name is diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed and inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV). [1] [2] It is also known as DTaP/IPV, dTaP/IPV, DTPa-IPV, or DPT-IPV. [1] It protects against the infectious diseases diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and poliomyelitis. [1]
The vaccine derived from this strain, novel oral polio virus type 2 (nOPV2), was granted emergency licencing in 2021, and subsequently full licensure in December 2023. [75] Genetically stabilsed vaccines targeting poliovirus types 1 and 3 are in development, with the intention that these will eventually completely replace the Sabin vaccines. [76]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Administration of a vaccine to protect against disease This article is about administration of a vaccine. For the vaccines themselves, see vaccine. See also: Immunization Medical intervention Vaccinations Girl about to be vaccinated in her upper arm ICD-9-CM 99.3 - 99.5 [edit on Wikidata ...
Polio: An American Story by David M. Oshinsky, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, documents the polio epidemic in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s and the race to develop a vaccine, which led to 2 different types of polio vaccine: inactivated poliovirus vaccine, developed by a team led by Jonas Salk, and oral poliovirus vaccine, developed by a team led by ...