{"id":7854,"date":"2022-05-28T03:46:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T03:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanbio.org\/?page_id=7854"},"modified":"2023-06-06T00:01:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T00:01:37","slug":"polio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanbio.org\/index.php\/campus-humanbio\/epidemics\/eliminating\/polio\/","title":{"rendered":"10a3 Polio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Polio Objectives<\/h3> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    Provide information on polio including transmission, symptoms, and why it is close to being eradicated from humans.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Polio, like Smallpox, is a disease that has impacted humans world-wide for thousands of years.\u00a0 However, even though we have an effective vaccine and have tried to eradicate polio since the 1980s, some cases still exist.\u00a0 This is a story of resources, medical infrastructures, and conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    This video provides a context for the battle against poliovirus.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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