https://padlet.com/tkhamis/93aprveyc9guvums Padlet #1 en-us 2020-06-09 04:52:47 UTC 2020-06-09 05:07:06 UTC hello@padlet.com tkhamis https://padlet.com/tkhamis/93aprveyc9guvums/wish/618097310 2020-06-09 04:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tkhamis/93aprveyc9guvums/wish/618097310 tkhamis https://padlet.com/tkhamis/93aprveyc9guvums/wish/618098552 In the early 20th century, polio was one of the most feared diseases in industrialised countries, paralysing hundreds of thousands of children every year. Soon after the introduction of effective vaccines in the 1950s and 1960s however, polio was brought under control and practically eliminated as a public health problem in these countries.]]> 2020-06-09 05:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tkhamis/93aprveyc9guvums/wish/618098552 tkhamis https://padlet.com/tkhamis/93aprveyc9guvums/wish/618099398 2020-06-09 05:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tkhamis/93aprveyc9guvums/wish/618099398 tkhamis https://padlet.com/tkhamis/93aprveyc9guvums/wish/618100574 There is a vaccine for polio that prevents poliomyelitis. There is also no cure for polio, as there is only a vaccine that can prevent it. Early diagnosis and supportive treatments such as bed rest, pain control, good nutrition, and physical therapy to prevent deformities from occurring over time can help reduce the long term symptoms due to muscle loss. ]]> 2020-06-09 05:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tkhamis/93aprveyc9guvums/wish/618100574 tkhamis https://padlet.com/tkhamis/93aprveyc9guvums/wish/618102752 - Polio is an infection caused by a virus that affects the entire body, including muscles and nerves
- Up to 95% of polio cases show no symptoms
- 1 in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis
- The virus is found in saliva and feces of sick people
-  Polio can infect a person of any age, but children five and under are especially vulnerable and make up roughly 50% of polio victims]]> 2020-06-09 05:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tkhamis/93aprveyc9guvums/wish/618102752