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==Polio Virus== | ==Polio Virus== | ||
The polio (poliomyelitis) virus mostly infects children under 5, and 1/200 infections causes permanent paralysis with 5-10% of those being fatal<ref name="polio-who">[Poliomyelitis Overview, World Health Organization].</ref>. Vaccines were developed in the 1950s. Polio is nearly eradicated worldwide, but endemic pockets persist in regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan where vaccination campaigns are most challenging. | The polio (poliomyelitis) virus mostly infects children under 5, and 1/200 infections causes permanent paralysis with 5-10% of those being fatal<ref name="polio-who">[https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis Overview, World Health Organization].</ref>. Vaccines were developed in the 1950s. Polio is nearly eradicated worldwide, but endemic pockets persist in regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan where vaccination campaigns are most challenging. | ||
Polio virus is small (among viruses pathogenic for humans) with an RNA genome inside a single-shell protein capsid. [[1pov]] | Polio virus is small (among viruses pathogenic for humans) with an RNA genome inside a single-shell protein capsid. [[1pov]] | ||