POLIO VACCINE

The Polio Virus was first seen plaguing humans thousands of years ago in an Egyptian carving that dates back to 1400 BCE.

It was not until the 1900s that polio was considered to be an epidemic in countries with higher standards of living where other diseases were considered to be declining so it surprised the public when it started showing up in newborn children.

POLIOMYELITIS

• Polio is caused by one of three types of poliovirus, which are members of the Enterovirus genus.
• For a time, polio was called infantile paralysis, though it did not affect only the young.

POST-POLIO SYNDROME

• Between 2 and 10 out of 100 people who have paralysis from poliovirus infection die because the virus affects the muscles that help them breathe.
• Even children who seem to fully recover can develop new muscle pain, weakness, or paralysis as adults, 15 to 40 years later.

POLIO TODAY

• Almost all children, 99 children out of 100, who get all the recommended doses of vaccine will be protected from polio.
• There are two types of vaccine that can prevent polio: inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) and oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV).

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