Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. In about 0.5 percent of cases, it moves from the gut to affect the central nervous system and there is muscle weakness resulting in a flaccid paralysis. This can occur over a few hours to a few days. The weakness most often involves the legs, but may less commonly involve the muscles of the head, neck and diaphragm. Many people fully recover. In those with muscle weakness, about 2 to 5 percent of children and 15 to 30 percent of adults die. For all those infected, in …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 1 November 2024 French
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child against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, measles and tubercu- losis.1, 2 Now referred …
WHO: World Health Organization · 1 November 2024 French
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child against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, measles and tubercu- losis.1, 2 Now referred … Flambées d’épidémies Poliomyelitis https://www.who.int/health-topics/poliomyelitis#tab=tab_1 Poliomyélite …
UN: The United Nations · 30 October 2024 Russian
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UN: The United Nations · 30 October 2024 French
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UN: The United Nations · 30 October 2024 English
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UN: The United Nations · 30 October 2024 Spanish
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UN: The United Nations · 30 October 2024 Arabic
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WHO: World Health Organization · 27 October 2024 English
observation. There were no fatalities. Angola Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 15-May-24 15-May-24 4-Sep-24 … 27 OCTOBER 2024 9 Central African Republic Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 24-May-19 24-May-19 1-Sep-24 … of the East, with no deaths reported. Chad Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 18-Oct-19 9-Sep-19 28-Aug-24 … between epidemiological weeks 2 and 35. Congo Poliomyelitis (cVDPV1) Grade 2 21-Mar-23 1-Mar-23 28-Aug-24 … country. Democratic Republic of the Congo Poliomyelitis (cVDPV1) Grade 2 27-Aug-22 1-Jan-23 15-May-24 …
UN: The United Nations · 21 October 2024 English
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strengthen immunization against diseases such as poliomyelitis throughout the country, especially in some …
