Poliomyelitis, paralytic is a severe infectious disease caused by the poliovirus, an enterovirus. It primarily affects young children and can lead to permanent muscle paralysis. While once a global scourge, it is now rare in most parts of the world due to widespread vaccination.
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Poliomyelitis has afflicted humans for millennia, with evidence found in ancient Egyptian mummies. The disease surged in epidemics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, causing widespread panic due to its paralytic effects. The development of effective vaccines in the 1950s by Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin revolutionized public health, leading to a dramatic decline in cases and near-eradication efforts globally.
Poliomyelitis primarily spreads through the fecal-oral route, meaning the virus is shed in the feces of an infected person and then ingested by another. This can occur through contaminated food or water, or direct contact with feces from an infected person. Less commonly, it can spread via the oral-oral route (e.g., through droplets from a cough or sneeze).
Contagious Period: Varies by disease
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Emergency symptoms: Severe dehydration, inability to keep fluids down for 12 or more hours, or neurological symptoms require emergency care.
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Last reviewed: 2026-07-18
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Islamabad, May 1 (PTI) Pakistan reported two polio cases on Friday, taking the tally of infections for the ongoing year to three and serving a blow to the national efforts to eradicate the crippling disease. The new cases were detected in Bannu and North Waziristan districts of …
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KARACHI: Five environmental samples have recently tested positive for the poliovirus in the city, a top health department official said on Wednesday at a consultation held ahead of an upcoming polio booster dose campaign, emphasising the need for a strengthened response. The cam…
According to the health officials, more than 1 lakh children below the age of five were administered oral polio vaccine across Ludhiana district on Sunday as the National Pulse Polio immunisation campaign begins. The campaign was inaugurated at civil hospital by civil surgeon Dr…
Stakeholders in Gombe State have called for increased media support to boost awareness and acceptance of immunisation programmes ahead of the May round of the Supplemental Immunisation Plus Days. The call was made on Thursday during a media engagement with journalists and social…
Albert Sabin concluded that the global elimination of polio required an oral vaccine comprising weakened, live viruses. In the summer of 1916, a major polio epidemic in the U.S. left almost 6,000 people dead and 20,000 permanently paralyzed. The outbreak began in New York City, …
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