| Polio | |
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| Other names | Poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis |
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| Specialty | Neurology, Infectious disease |
| Symptoms | Muscle weakness resulting in an inability to move |
| Complications | Post-polio syndrome |
| Usual onset | Few hours to days |
| Causes | Poliovirus spread by fecal-oral route |
| Diagnostic method | Finding the virus in the feces or antibodies in the blood |
| Prevention | Polio vaccine |
| Treatment | Supportive care |
| Frequency | 136 people (2018) |
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Polio affects less than 200 people a year.
Polio has been largely eradicated.
Polio takes weeks to show symptoms.
Polio is an infectious disease that is preventable and curable.
The Polio vaccine is an expensive treatment.
Polio has been eradicated since the 20th century.
At 136 people in 2018 possibly experienced Muscle weakness resulting in an inability to move
The polio virus was found in in the feces of 136 people in 2016
Muscle weakness resulting in an inability to move sets in after a few minutes