May 9, 2024 · Polio vaccine protects children by preparing their bodies to fight the poliovirus. For best protection, children should get 4 doses of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). Almost all …

Learn about polio vaccine basics, who should get it, when to get it, and why it's important. Vaccines for International Travelers Find polio vaccination recommendations for people who …

Mar 10, 2025 · Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the …

May 9, 2024 · Consider polio in patients with polio-like symptoms, especially if the person: Is unvaccinated. Is incompletely vaccinated. Recently traveled abroad to a place where polio still …

Apr 2, 2025 · Polio vaccine, given multiple times, can protect a child for life. There are two vaccines available: oral polio vaccine and inactivated polio vaccine . Both are effective and …

Sep 19, 2024 · Polio is a life-threatening disease with no cure that can cause paralysis and even death. Anyone who is not fully vaccinated against polio is at risk of developing serious illness. …

Mar 14, 2018 · The Global Polio Eradication Initiative uses two types of vaccine to stop polio transmission – inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) and oral polio vaccine (OPV). If enough people …

Oct 15, 2024 · Oral Polio Vaccine. The oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) is used in many countries to protect against polio disease, as OPV elicits substantial mucosal immunity. Oral poliovirus …

May 1, 2024 · Spinal polio is most common, and during 1969–1979 accounted for 79% of paralytic cases. It is characterized by asymmetric paralysis that most often involves the legs. …

Jul 9, 2024 · Polio vaccination has been part of the routine childhood immunization schedule in the United States for decades. It's still part of the routine childhood immunization schedule. …