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Immunizations - travel vaccinations - Management
Definition
- Poliomyelitis is an acute illness caused by invasion of the gastrointestinal tract by the polio virus. Transmission is via faeces and pharyngeal secretions.
- Most people (95%) who become infected with poliomyelitis are asymptomatic. However, a small number of infected people (< 1%) will go on to develop flaccid paralysis, affecting the legs or the facial nerves.
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