Polio is a virus that spreads easily between people who aren't vaccinated. Although you can get polio at any age, kids under 5 have the highest risk of getting it. Polio is an illness caused by a virus that mainly affects nerves in the spinal cord or brain stem. In its most severe form, polio can lead to a person being unable to move certain limbs, also called paralysis. Poliomyelitis, or polio , is an infection transmitted via the fecal-oral and oral-oral routes by the poliovirus. Today, polio primarily affects children younger than 5 in countries with poor water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure.[1] While extremely rare outside these areas, polio presents a risk to populations with low vaccination rates, including in industrialized nations. The 2014 declaration deeming the global spread of polioviruses a public health emergency of international ... DSpace - World Health Organization ... DSpace
