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Is polio Virus infection or contagious?

Why WHO insist on vaccination for polio in countries where this disease is found among children.

Can adult be infected with polio virus? If yes how many cases are found in different countries among adults?

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  • Jonah
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    WHO is hoping that if enough people are vaccinated, there will be no more polio. In the United States, the last case of polio caught here was fifteen years ago.

    The hope is that if we can prevent everybody from catching polio, then next generation nobody will need a vaccine. Polio will be gone from the world forever, like smallpox.

    People of all ages can catch and get sick with polio, but people who catch it when they're under 5 years old are more likely to get sick.

    The oral polio vaccine can, and extremely rarely does, cause polio, so it's ONLY recommended in parts of the world where the chance of getting polio is higher than the risk of getting sick from the vaccine.

    The shot version of the vaccine is safe and never causes polio.

  • Lisa
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    The live virus oral polio vaccine, which is given in third world countries, is contagious and can cause polio in the vaccinated and people who are around the vaccinated, including adults.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Is Polio Contagious

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