1. CDC In the News - Hunting Down the Polio Virus
Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) program celebrated its 10-year anniversary as part of the largest public health initiative in history – the eradication of polio. When the ...
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2. Polio Topics | CDC Polio
CDC offers several sources of information about poliomyelitis. We have listed links to them here for your convenience.
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3. Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome: MedlinePlus
Polio is an infectious disease caused by a virus. It attacks your nervous system. In rare cases, polio infection can cause paralysis. Polio vaccination will protect most people for life. The United States and most other countries...
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4. NIH OSE - Polio Virus
Transmission electron micrograph, negative stain image of the polio virus.
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5. Hardin MD : Virus Disease Pictures
Russell Kightley, Canberra, Australia; Viral infections : Dermatologic signs & symptoms Russell Kightley, Canberra, Australia; Viral infections : Dermatologic signs & symptoms The URL for this page is http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/virusdiseas...
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6. Polio
Polio (also called poliomyelitis) is a contagious, historically devastating disease that was virtually eliminated from the Western hemisphere in the second half of the 20th century. Although polio has plagued humans since ancient times, its most e.....
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7. News release: Infection with polio virus reported in Minnesota infant
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating a reported case of infection with the virus that causes polio, in an infant from central Minnesota.
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Last year, I had the opportunity to visit India, a country that shoulders 60 percent of the world's remaining polio burden. I happened to be there during one of India's "National Immunization Days." Millions of children under five were being immun...
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9. CIDRAP >> Polio vaccination may continue after wild virus fades
Oct 16, 2008 (CIDRAP News) Teams of researchers from several countries today report positive results in the long battle to eradicate polio. At the same time, they acknowledge that the international campaign faces an extraordinary challenge of bo...
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10. Polio
Polio is a disease that primarily affects the nervous system. It is spread via the faecal-oral route from person to person and can also be transmitted via dirty food and water. Polio is eradicated from most areas of the world after an intensive va...
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