Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Polio: Five things to know about this serious disease

Public Health authorities have warned health care workers to be on the alert for polio, yet most physicians will not be familiar with presentation of this highly infectious, life-threatening disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How worried should you be about new reports on polio?

Poliovirus detected in New York City wastewater last week put public health officials on high alert, as it indicates the potentially paralyzing virus is circulating widely in the area.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Polio outbreak risk increases in western Ukraine as war ensues

The reintroduction of the wild-type poliovirus or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) is a sizeable threat in the Ukraine, which is considered a high-risk country for vaccine-preventable infections, including poliomyelitis, ...

Oncology & Cancer

Poliovirus therapy induces immune responses against cancer

An investigational therapy using modified poliovirus to attack cancer tumors appears to unleash the body's own capacity to fight malignancies by activating an inflammation process that counter's the ability of cancer cells ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

On the brink of eradication: Why polio research matters

In the decades since Dr. Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine, cases of polio have exponentially declined. Though once widespread epidemic, the highly infectious childhood disease is now close to global eradication. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Develops plant-based Polio booster vaccine

Jonas Salk created a vaccine against polio that has been used since 1955; Albert Sabin created another version that has been on the market since 1961. Together, these two vaccines have nearly eliminated polio from the face ...

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