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Polio Vaccine (VIS)
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Published:2018
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Polio vaccine can prevent polio.
Polio (or poliomyelitis) is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by poliovirus, which can infect a person’s spinal cord, leading to paralysis.
Most people infected with poliovirus have no symptoms, and many recover without complications. Some people will experience sore throat, fever, tiredness, nausea, headache, or stomach pain.
A smaller group of people will develop more serious symptoms that affect the brain and spinal cord:
Paralysis is the most severe symptom associated with polio because it can lead to permanent disability and death.
Improvements in limb paralysis can occur, but in some people new...
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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