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Polio was eliminated from most parts of the world as part of a decades-long effort by the World Health Organization and ...

The virus can also lead to chronic paralysis, too. Polio spreads through an infected person's stool (poop) or in droplets containing the virus (cough or sneeze). If you get symptoms ...

Before the vaccine, polio outbreaks caused lifelong paralysis in thousands of people in the United States. Read on to learn more about the polio vaccine and how it works. The polio vaccine is the ...

His earliest memory is the day he left the polio treatment center for the final time. Of course, Addison’s weak left leg ...

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Officials say Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, posing a setback to the country’s efforts to eradicate a disease that remains endemic only in Pakistan ...

Nevertheless, like the ECDC spokesperson, he said, “The risk for polio is not necessarily significant or high, since most people are vaccinated, and a vaccinated person will not develop polio ...