Abstract

POLIO AN OVERVIEW

Rubina R. Shaikh, Bhakti R. Kasode, Sayali S.Bhujade, Mayuri K. Lonare* and Deepak S. Musmade

Abstract

Poliomyelitis is an infectious disease with acute and persistent faccide paralysis is caused by poliovirus. Postpolio syndrome (PPS) may be affect survivors of paralytic poliomyelitis. it is characterised by complex of neuromuscular symptoms leading to a decline in physical functioning. The standard schedule for polio virus immunization remains 4 doses of inactivated polio virus vaccine at 2,4, and 6 through 18months and 4 throughb 6 years of age. poliomyelitis is a disease that became a public health issue at the beginning of 20th century and was more or less eliminated in developed countries by early 1970s. the global polio eradication initiative was launched in 1988 with the aim of eliminate paralytic poliomyelitis. today, as progress is made towards the goal of global eradication of poliomyelitis to wild polioviruses, all the developing countries where OPV is used face the risk of vaccine which associated paralytic poliomyelitis.

Keywords: Poliomyelitis, Immunity, Vaccine, Herbal medicine, Immunization, Polio Eradication.