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  1. Polio - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Vaccinated adults who plan to travel to an area where polio is spreading should get a booster dose of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV). Immunity after a ...

  2. History of polio: Outbreaks and vaccine timeline

    Children and a teacher with polio participate in a class at Saint Marys Hospital. 1948-1955. Before a polio vaccine became available, several polio ...

  3. The Basics of Polio and Why It's Making a Comeback - Mayo Clinic News Network

    When a healthy 20-year-old in Rockland County, New York, presented in an emergency room earlier this year with sudden leg paralysis, the diagnosis of polio ...

  4. Post-polio syndrome - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Infection from the polio virus once caused paralysis and death. However, the introduction of the inactivated polio vaccine in the 1950s greatly reduced polio's ...

  5. Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Polio Vaccine (Intramuscular Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Polio is a very serious infection that causes paralysis of the muscles, including the muscles that enable you to walk and breathe. A polio infection may ...

  6. Polio - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    To confirm the diagnosis, a lab test of a stool sample can detect the poliovirus. The virus can be found in a throat sample only during the first week of ...

  7. Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated (Injection Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Poliovirus vaccine is an active immunizing agent used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio). It works by causing your body to produce its own protection ...

  8. Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Hepatitis B, And Polio Vaccine (Intramuscular Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine (also known as DTP vaccine) combined with hepatitis B and poliovirus vaccine (also known as HepB and IPV) ...

  9. What the detection of poliovirus in sewer systems in London, New York City means - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is caused by the poliovirus. The contagious virus can infect a person's spinal cord and cause paralysis.

  10. Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Polio, Hib Vaccine (Intramuscular Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Descriptions. Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (also known as DTaP) combined with inactivated poliovirus and Haemophilus B conjugate vaccine ...