Increasing awareness on Poliomyelitis, often called Polio or Infantile Paralysis

Poliomyelitis – Overview:

World Polio Day on 24th October every year is aimed at increasing awareness about poliovirus and to encourage further actions to reduce it from spreading. The commemoration of the day also highlights the success of global strategies in reducing the spread of the disease.

Polio is a highly infectious disease that targets the nervous system and can cause paralysis. Experts say that as long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. Lets understand in detail about this dreaded virus and its mode of transmission.

Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route. The term derives from the Greek word polios, meaning “grey”, myelos, referring to the “spinal cord”, and the suffix -itis, which denotes inflammation.

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