Dogs and Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis: Current Status in Iran and Worldwide

Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (e.g. contaminated water or food) and multiplies in the intestine, from where it can invade the nervous system and can cause paralysis. Initial symptoms of polio include ...

[Trauma and poliomyelitis].

Poliomyelitis Vaccine

The Epidemiology of poliomgelitis has been investigated in our country Pasteur Institute; the incidence of Poliomgelitis, after the age of 4 years i's rare, in Iran.  Passive antibody of maternal origin do not interfere with production of active antibody after immunization.  Inactivated Polio Vaccine (salk) has been effective in reducing the incidence of poliomge­litis by approximately 90 per ...

Post poliomyelitis syndrome: A rare sequel of acute poliomyelitis.

Post poliomyelitis syndrome (PPS) is a rare sequel of acute poliomyelitis, usually seen 30-40 years after an acute episode. It is characterized by new muscle weakness seen in survivors of acute poliomyelitis. We describe a rare case of a 50 year old man; with a previous history of poliomyelitis in right lower limb who now presented with complaints of progressive left lower limb weakness for pas...

Poliomyelitis and the Lymphatic Apparatus

In rhesus monkeys the Toomey "T" strain of poliomyelitis virus could not be detected in cervical or thoracic duct lymph after intranasal or intracerebral inoculation.