Polio – What you need to know
What is Polio?• Polio is a life-threatening infection that affects the brain and spinal cord.• The poliovirus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route and is caused by poor hand hygiene or contaminated water and food. Polio can also be spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes droplets into the air.•…
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