Question

What is polio? how can be prevented?

Answer 1

polio is a viral disease which can be prevented by giving vaccines to small children

Answer 2

                       Polio or Infantile Paralysis

⇒ Polio is caused by polio virus or Entero virus.

⇒ Highly infectious disease of infant and children.

⇒ Transmitted through faeces, urine and nasal secretion contaminating food, water, drinks, either directly or through flies with an incubation period of 5-17 days.

⇒ It produce inflammation of the nervous system causing inability to bend the head forward.

⇒ Paralysis starts following the weakness of particular skeletal muscle.

⇒ Polio is preventive.

⇒ Salk's vaccine (now Sabin's oral polio vaccine) is available for taking at the age of 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 14 weeks, and booster dose at 18-24 month.