write a short note on polio?
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Polio is an infectious disease caused by the polio virus. It affects the central nervous system and it causes muscle weakness that makes it difficult for the affected to move his limbs. Polio has no known cure.
It usually spread through infected food and water. After entering the body, the polio virus spreads to various parts of the body and the virus invades the CNS.
Polio can be prevented through proper vaccination. Oral polio drops are usually administered to children below 5 years of age. India has been declared as a polio-free country.
Polio is the shorter form for poliomyelitis is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus.
Explanation:
- Poliovirus is usually spread from one person to other person through infected fecal matter entering the mouth.
- It can also be spread by food or water containing human feces and less commonly from infected saliva. Those are infected may increase the disease for up to six weeks even if no symptoms are present.
- The disease may be diagnosed by seeing the virus in the feces or noticing antibodies against it in the blood. The disease occurs only in humans.
To learn more:
1. Write a note on 'polio vaccination drive in india, in your own words:
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2. A polio victim and a strong but visually challenged man were friends they wished to go to pay homage at a place of worship three kilometres away now continue the story to end it with a related moral/proverb:
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