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28 October, 2020
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World Polio Day
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Polio FACTS
Polio is a crippling and potentially deadly viral infectious disease that affects the nervous system.There are three individual and immunologically distinct wild poliovirus strains:
Symptomatically, all three strains are identical, in that they cause irreversible paralysis or even death. However, there are genetic and virological differences, which make these three strains separate viruses which must each be eradicated individually. WPV2 and WPV3 have been eradicated globally but WPV1 remains in circulation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
**WPV2 was eradicated in 1999.
World Polio Day 2019 marked a milestone in polio eradication as the independent Global Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (GCC) declared WPV3 to be globally eradicated.
Spread:
The virus is transmitted by person-to-person mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (for example, through contaminated water or food).
It largely affects children under 5 years of age.
The virus multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system and can cause paralysis.
Symptoms:
Prevention and Cure: There is no cure, but it can be prevented through immunisation.
Vaccines:
World polio day 2020 24th Oct
Every year, 24th October is observed as World Polio Day in order to call on countries to stay vigilant in their fight against the disease. It was established to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who developed an Inactivated (killed) Polio Vaccine (IPV).
Facts
Polio in India: India received polio-free certification by the WHO in 2014, after three years of zero cases.
Source: IE
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