Polio

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Polio and its Causal Agent

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Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that is mostly predominant with the children under the age of five years . It is caused by poliovirus which has three strains called PV1 , PV2 , and PV3 . The virus is composed of RNA genome and can be contracted by coming into direct contact with contaminated materials or indirectly through drinking untreated water some of which that might have mixed with poorly treated sewerage . It attacks the nerve cells

in both the brain and spinal cord , making it difficult to swallow , breath and even move the limbs . The incubation period of the virus ranges between one to two weeks . Symptoms of the disease include pain in the muscles and headache . It can be treated by tackling the symptoms to reduce the effects but not eliminating it . Can be controlled through vaccination of the risky group of people

POLIO

Poliomyelitis , otherwise called polio , is known to be a highly infectious disease caused by a virus through invasion of the nervous system thereby causing paralysis in some body parts especially the limbs within hours ( HYPERLINK "http /www .polioeradication .org /disease .asp http /www .polioeradication .org /disease .asp . Poliomyelitis can generally be defined as the process that involves the inflammation of the gray matter of the , leading to the destruction of the multipolar cells . Although it is generally regarded to attack indiscriminately with regards to age , over 50 of total cases reported are children under...