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  2. Polio - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic - Wikipedia

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    The epidemic marked the first occurrence of poliovirus in the Gaza Strip since the virus was completely eradicated from the region 25 years prior. [7] On 16 August, tests in Jordan confirmed the first polio infection in Gaza, located in the central Gaza strip. [8] So far the United Nations has confirmed one case of paralysis in a 10-month-old ...

  4. File:The decade of the last recorded case of paralytic polio ...

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  5. Wasn't polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some ...

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    The U.N. agency estimates that 1 in 200 polio cases results in permanent paralysis, usually of the legs. Among children who are paralyzed, up to 10% die when their breathing muscles are paralyzed.

  6. What is polio and what happened the last time there was an ...

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    Despite eradication in recent years, the polio virus is a deadly illness which wreaked havoc in the UK in the 1950s. Scientists have now discovered polio in several sewage samples collected from ...

  7. What to know about polio as it resurfaces

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    The virus infects the throat and intestines, and can cause flu-like symptoms. Paralysis from the polio virus is rare. This year, polio cases have been detected in New York state, London and Jerusalem.

  8. Poliovirus - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. 1916 New York City polio epidemic - Wikipedia

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    In the absence of proven treatments, a number of odd and potentially dangerous polio treatments were suggested. In John Haven Emerson's A Monograph on the Epidemic of Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis) in New York City in 1916, [10] one suggested remedy reads: Give oxygen through the lower extremities, by positive electricity.