Polio Notes- yankeeskid6

• Polio requires all children to get immunized.
• Virus is introduced in the mouth and lives in the intestines.
• Children are most vulnerable and especially around the months of October and November.
• Virus can be spread through open water and in feces. Children attract it when a child touches water or infected area and puts fingers in mouth.
• Very close to completely irradiation polio for only the second time in human history.
• Only is within humans, therefore if we eradicate it within humans it will be gone forever.
• Takes will power and concentration, hard to accomplish during times of war and struggle.
• Outbreak in Syria in 2014.
• Polio can cause fatal paralysis.
• Polio is a lot more rare during our lifetime than it used to be, therefore we have made progress but have yet to completely get rid of the disease like we got rid of small pox.
• Polio tends to be spread in third world countries as well as war ridden areas which are usually less sanitary and less vaccinations are given.
• The simple answer to prevent polio and eventually get rid of it is to vaccinate the young and to be over-cautious, although like we did with measles people can become complacent and that is when an outbreak occurs again.
• Vaccinations ar every affordable and manageable.
• Single dose which is all you need costs less than a dime.
• Vaccination once admitted can be passed through feces just like the actual disease can be passed through feces.
• 1 out of every 3 million, of the vaccination virus can in fact cause paralysis.
• Single-day efforts can immunize hundreds of thousands of children under the age 5.
• In order to save everyone from polio we would have to spend 10x as much on our polio vaccine. Otherwise 250 must suffer.
• People believe measles vaccination cause autism and is why people are hesitant on vaccinations as a whole.
• Like measles, polio vaccinations should be required to attend school. Jobs should require certain vaccinations for possible deadly viruses.

Practice Opening

Polio is not yet eradicated but has a very high bar of possibility to be. The efforts to terminate devastating disease such as polio all comes down to the will and drive to do so. Polio lives in and only in human intestines, human beings are the only threat. Therefore, if everyone becomes overly aware and tosses their conspiracies put the window, we can get rid of this disease with early mandatory vaccinations. The cost is low, the volunteer interest in single-day efforts are high and the results are great. Polio is on its way out the door within the next 10-20 years as long as our efforts and desire are strong.