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what is polio?

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Polio: Enteroviruses cause a wide range of infections. Poliovirus, the prototypical enterovirus, can cause a subclinical or mild illness, aseptic meningitis, or paralytic poliomyelitis, a disease that has been eradicated in the United States and other developed countries.

Question 2

when is polio sunday?

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Sundays in India: Polio has been eradicated in most of the world.  A google search suggests that polio sunday occurs in india to try to raise awareness for vaccination/fundraising for fighting polio.  Your best bet is to use a search engine to find out which sundays it occurs on.

Question 3

does polio affect height?

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It depends: There are two forms of polio- a paralytic form and non-paralytic form. If you get the kind that causes muscle weakness and your legs are involved then it could affect your height by making your legs not function normally.
The non-paralytic form does not cause changes in height

Question 4

what are the symptoms of polio?

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Flu-like symptoms of: sore throat, fever, nausea &amp; vomiting in some, but infection with any serotype of  poliovirus may not cause any symptoms in an immune-competent person. If the virus causes meningitis, add headache, stiff/sore neck &amp; back,  lethargy &amp; risk of paralysis of the legs &amp; other muscles including the diaphragm. I've seen kids die of poliomyelitis &amp; other vaccine-preventable illnesses. I may see it again.

Question 5

how come polio is so dangerous?

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Severe complications: Because it can cause paralysis or death.

Question 6

why does polio cause such pain?

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Poliomyelitis: Acute poliovirus infection causing paralysis does not cause muscle pain but significant pain may occur with the post-polio syndrome which happens years after with deterioration of the nervous pathways to the muscles affected in acute disease.

Question 7

what does polio mainly affect ?

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Motor neurons: Polio is a disease caused by a specific virus that attacks specific types of nerve cells.  No one understands why it is so selective.  It can affect motor neurons on just one leg or the entire spine or even the diaphram affecting breathing.  The disease causes a form of meningitis with fever and severe illness, but involved limbs remain weak and do not grow in normal manner.

Question 8

how common is polio in the u.s.?

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Not common: Due to the continued immunization efforts in the US. Polio is extraordinarily uncommon.  However there is a base of pArents who resist immunizing their children and immigrants and visitors to this country who may bring a case of polio with them presenting a very small risk of coming in contact with a person who might spread poliomyelitis.

Question 9

what is the morphology of polio?

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Polio: The polio virus has a capsid morphology that is non enveloped icosahedral symmetry. The genome is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome.

Question 10

how does polio affect you mentally?

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Why do you ask?: I'm fascinated by the fact that there are so many questions about polio, since it doesn't exist in the western hemisphere and is almost non-existent everywhere else (especially among people with access to the internet).  Are there people out there who think they have it?  Polio is classically associated with muscle weakness, not mental symptoms.  However, if i had polio, i'd be bummed.

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