World Polio Day: Polio also known as Poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, Heine-Medin disease is a disease caused by poliovirus. Muscle weakness is the symptom of polio; weakness often involves legs, muscles of head, neck and diaphragm. It occurs for few hours or few days.
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Those who suffer with muscle weakness; 2 to 5 percent of children and 15 to 30 percent of adults die. 70 percent of the people who are infected do not have any symptoms and others have minor symptoms like fever, sore throat, headache, neck stiffness and pain in arms and legs.
Polio may occur again after the recovery of the previous similar disease.
This disease was first recognized in 1789 by the English physician Michael Underwood and the virus which causes Polio was identified in 1909 by Austrian immunologist Karl Landsteiner. In late 19th century, major outbreaks took place in Europe and the United States. Afterwards in 20th century it became of the most worrying childhood disease in these areas.
In 1950s, Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine and after him Albert Sabin developed an oral vaccine. Prevention can be done through Polio Vaccine; however multiple doses are required for it.
Polio virus usually spreads from person to person through infected fecal materials which enter the mouth and may also spread by food or water containing human feces.
Every year on October 24, World Polio Day takes place all over the world to raise awareness of the disease. Many of the organizations take part in it in their own ways. On October 22, 2021, Rotary Club of Karachi Nexus District 3271 hosted a cricket match in which four of the teams took part; DG XI, TRUSTEE XI, RIDE XI and POLIO XI. RIDE XI was the team who won the match by giving their best performance.
The chief guests of the event were Mr. Muhammad Faiz Kidwai, who is the director of Rotary International and Dr. Aftab Imam, who is the District Governor of the district 3271 for the year 2021 to 2022.
