Why are boys immunised rubella?
Preventing rubella Routine immunisation is important because it reduces the risk of large outbreaks and helps protect pregnant women and their babies. The MMR vaccine can also be given to older children and adults who haven’t been fully immunised before.
What is the life expectancy of someone with polio?
Between 5% and 10% of people who develop paralytic polio will die. Physical symptoms may emerge 15 years or more after the first polio infection.
What gender is most affected by polio?
Sex is a risk factor for polio, with a slight predominance found in males, who are more at risk for developing paralytic polio (8) (9). Adult females are also at risk if they are pregnant (10) (11). Other risk factors for polio, immune deficiency and malnu- trition, are influenced by gender.
Do girls get polio?
Are there any gender differences in terms of children’s vulnerability to contracting polio? Sex is a risk factor for polio, with a slight predominance found in males, who are more at risk for developing paralytic polio. Adult females are also at risk if they are pregnant.
What is the virus of polio?
Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus. The virus spreads from person to person and can infect a person’s spinal cord, causing paralysis (can’t move parts of the body).
Where is polio most common?
Wild polio cases have decreased globally by more than 99% since 1988, but the virus is still endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which report dozens of cases every year.
Why is polio still in Pakistan?
Some of the reasons which affect the eradication of polio are political unrest, poor health infrastructure, and government negligence. The most afflicted areas are those where militants are present and the government lacks absolute control, such as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
What vaccine was given in sugar cubes?
Sabin’s vaccine could be administered as a liquid, or dropped onto ordinary sugar cubes and consumed. Millions of Americans got those sugar cubes. Getting the polio vaccine to the public required a national mobilization.
How many polio cases are there in Pakistan 2020?
135 cases