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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. Michael Underwood (physician) - Wikipedia

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    Michael Underwood (29 September 1737 – 14 March 1820) was an English physician and surgeon, born in West Molesey in Surrey. [1] He is a relevant figure in the history of medicine and pediatrics for having given the first known description of several childhood diseases, infantile paralysis and polio included.

  4. Archives of Disease in Childhood - Wikipedia

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    Education & Practice Cover. This edition is published bimonthly and was established in 2004. It aims to assist paediatricians, at all levels in their training, in their ongoing professional development. The edition is supported by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

  5. How worried should parents be about polio? Here’s what ...

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    Polio is “shorthand for poliomyelitis, a disease of the central nervous system caused by infection with poliovirus,” Dr. Richard Lloyd, professor of molecular virology and microbiology at ...

  6. First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza ...

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    Palestinian health officials on Friday reported the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month-old child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, the first case in years in the coastal enclave that ...

  7. Hexavalent vaccine - Wikipedia

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    A hexavalent vaccine, or 6-in-1 vaccine, is a combination vaccine with six individual vaccines conjugated into one, intended to protect people from multiple diseases. [1] [9] The term usually refers to the children's vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, haemophilus B, and hepatitis B, [1] [9] which is used in more than 90 countries around the world ...

  8. Polio is a deadly disease with a vaccine that RFK Jr.’s ...

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    The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year. Polio is a deadly disease with a vaccine that RFK Jr.’s ...

  9. Poliovirus - Wikipedia

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    Poliovirus, the causative agent of polio (also known as poliomyelitis), is a serotype of the species Enterovirus C, in the family of Picornaviridae. [1] There are three poliovirus serotypes, numbered 1, 2, and 3. Poliovirus is composed of an RNA genome and a protein capsid.