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Polio virus found in New York wastewater after first confirmed case in a decade
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe polio virus has been found in wastewater at a New York city suburb dating back to June. The...
London kids to be offered polio vaccine boosters amid fears of virus comeback
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLONDON — Every child in London ages 1 to 9 should be offered a booster shot of the polio vaccine,...
Is there about to be a polio virus outbreak in the UK?
Cosmo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSo it turns out, 2022 really does seem to be the year for infectious diseases: with Covid-19 cases...
The unfortunate return of polio, explained
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA child with Polio. Illustrated | Getty Images Polio is back. The highly infectious, potentially lethal virus has been nearly eradicated through a global...
Polio case confirmed in New York marking first possible known infection in nearly a decade
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHealth officials in New York have confirmed a case of polio in Rockland County, marking what could...
Biggest polio threat in years sparks alarms from New York to California
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this July 18, 1962, photo, a girl in Atlanta swallows a lump of sugar coated with a dose of polio...
Why are diseases like polio and scarlet fever back? Seacoast doctors explain, assess risks
Foster's Daily Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEXETER — Having dealt with COVID-19 for the past few years, the emergence of monkeypox and diseases...
On World Polio Day, the focus is on New York and the U.S. for the first time in decades
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWorld Polio Day is being marked on Monday. Declared in 1988, Oct. 24 each year highlights global...
Worried About Polio? Here's What Experts Want You To Know.
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time in nearly a decade, vaccine-derived polio was detected in the United States....
What to know about polio as it resurfaces
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Polio is caused by a virus and spread through contact with feces. The virus infects the throat and intestines, and can cause flu-like...
