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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.
1933-2022: Author whose work includes essays and memoirs on the subject of disability. He caught polio, aged eleven, which left him without the use of his legs. [69] Peter Levi: 1931–2000 After battling polio as a teenager, [70] Levi went on to become—among other things—a professor of poetry at Oxford, a Jesuit priest, and the author of ...
Polio eradication, the goal of permanent global cessation of circulation of the poliovirus and hence elimination of the poliomyelitis (polio) it causes, is the aim of a multinational public health effort begun in 1988, led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Rotary Foundation. [55]
A child receives oral polio vaccine during a 2002 campaign to immunize children in India. Poliovirus. Polio eradication, the goal of permanent global cessation of circulation of the poliovirus and hence elimination of the poliomyelitis (polio) it causes, is the aim of a multinational public health effort begun in 1988, led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's ...
Map of polio cases in 2022, red indicates countries where wild poliovirus is endemic, blue countries only with cases caused by cVDPV strains, green countries with reintrocude transmission Italian Mappa dei casi di polio nel 2022, in rosso i paesi endemici, in blu i paesi in cui circolano ceppi secondari a vaccino, in verde paesi con il virus ...
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