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Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a paralysis or paralytic illness that is caused by a virus. Vectors of disease agents
This way, a virus called poliovirus (PV), infection into the body through the mouth, intestinal tract. This virus can enter the bloodstream and central nervous system, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.

Clinical symptoms
The clinical symptoms of the disease poliomyelitis in humans is very clear. Most (90%), infection with the polio virus causes the infection manifests, while 5% of the symptoms of infection with abortion, 1% was paralyzed, and the rest had Paralitikos clinical symptoms.
In patients with clinical cure Paralitikos 30%, 30% mild disability, 30% had severe paralysis, and 10% had severe symptoms and can lead to death. The incubation period is usually 3-35 days.
Patients before the discovery of vaccines, in particular, less than 5 years. After the improvement of hygiene and the discovery of vaccines, delayed age of the patient’s age group over 5 years. Read the rest of this entry »