Yemen has launched a polio vaccination campaign for more than 4 million children in the north of the war-torn country.
Poliomyelitis - About
Polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. It results in paralysis and generally affects people of all age groups, children being more susceptible
Polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. It results in paralysis and generally affects people of all age groups, children being more susceptible
‘The three-day polio campaign launched in Yemen is supported by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and other international aid agencies. ’
In August this year, a polio outbreak //was declared in Yemen after 15 cases of vaccine derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) were reported. The cases were detected in different districts of Sa'ada Governorate, in the north-west of the country.
Children aged from eight months to 13 years are affected.
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Polio was one of the dreaded diseases that left its victims paralyzed and disabled for life. Test your knowledge on this condition, which hopefully will soon be history!
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The conflict has brought the impoverished Arab country to the brink of famine and triggered repeated outbreaks of deadly epidemics such as cholera and polio.
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