Poliomyelitis

POLIO Poliomyelitis popularly known as polio was first described by Michael Underwood in 1789. It is a highly infectious viral disease which mostly affects children. The virus is transmitted from person to person via fecal-oral route and less frequent by common vehicle route like contaminated water or food. Polio is a member of the enteroviruses which are transient inhabitants of the gastrointestinal tracts and stable at acid pH. The incubation period for poliomyelitis is 6 to 20 days with a

Poliomyelitis or Polio is an infectious viral disease that attacks the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis. Paralysis is the loss of the ability to move due to poison, injury or illness. In 1789 English physician Michael Underwood referred to polio as “a debility of the lower extremities.” However, the disease later became known as infantile paralysis because of its propensity to affect children. Polio mainly affects children five years of age and younger. The first

Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that can affect nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis. Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. The virus spreads by direct person to person contact. For example contact with infected mucus or phlegm from the nose or mouth. Some symptoms are sore throat, fever, tiredness, nausea, headache, and stomach pain. The virus enters through the mouth and nose. It multiplies in the throat and intestinal tracts and then is absorbed and spread

WHAT IS POLIO? Poliomyelitis or polio, is highly contagious viral infection that can lead to abnormal conditions such as paralysis, breathing problems, or even lead to death. The poliomyelitis is from the word “grey”, myelos referencing to the “matter” of the spinal cord, -itis meaning inflammation. So it means the inflammation of the grey matter of the spinal cord. Poliomyelitis can be categorize as either asymptomatic or symptomatic. About

Introduction For Nigeria, the polio virus is still around in the country because of purely religious reasons. A section of the country, precisely the northern axis spurned a theory that the polio vaccine was fertility control tool of the west. Nothing could be further from the truth! But for intervention of senior clerics and prominent politicians from the area, there would have a standstill in the eradication efforts. To worsen matters, damage had been done by the time of the intervention

Poliomyelitis Polio Poliomyelitis is an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis. The name poliomyelitis comes from the Greek poliós (πολιός) which means ‘grey’, myelós (µυελός) which refers to the spinal cord. The suffix of ‘-itis’ which indicated inflammation. Polio is caused by the pathogen

with the help of canes at a young age.(1) It is theorized that the Roman Emperor, Claudius was suffered from poliomyelitis because of it, he walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Earliest recorded case of poliomyelitis was that of Sir Walter Scott. In 1773 Scott was developed "a severe teething fever which disabled him of paralysis of his right leg".( 2) The symptoms of poliomyelitis had been described by many ways. In the early nineteenth century the disease was known as: Dental Paralysis

Polio which may also be called poliomyelitis is a viral disease that can be spread or transmitted from individual to individual mainly through the fecal-oral route. The word polio is of Greek origin “polios” meaning grey and “myelos” meaning marrow which refers to the grey particle of the spinal cord. It is noted that about 90% of polio infections are asymptomatic but affected patients can show an amount of if the virus enters their blood circulation. In rare cases, the virus can enter the central

Public awareness of and concern for persons with disabilities was virtually non-existent until the poliomyelitis epidemic during the mid-twentieth century focused attention on the plight of disabled Americans. As the epidemiology of the disease evolved, poliomyelitis, polio for short, evolved from a disease of poor immigrants, living in crowded, filthy conditions to an affliction that struck across the social strata affecting the middle and upper classes. Pervasive fear of polio and its consequences

INTRODUCTION Poliomyelitis is often called polio, this polio is an acute infectious disease caused by a virus which can spread from person to person via the fecal- oral route. The term poliomyelitis means inflammation of the spinal cord of the grey matter. In severe poliomyelitis infection it can expand to the brainstem. Polio is so contagious that anyone living with a person that is recently affected can spread the virus for weeks in their feces. It invades the nervous system and spread within