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Poliomyelitis
Occupational Disease Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis Category Infection, Occupational
Poliomyelitis Severity
Acute-Severe
Poliomyelitis Synonyms
Polioviral fever; Infantile paralysis; Polio
Information on Poliomyelitis Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
“The last cases of indigenously acquired polio in the United States occurred in 1979. . . . To eliminate the risk for vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis, OPV [live oral poliovirus vaccine] was no longer recommended for routine immunization in the United States as of January 1, 2000. . . . Adults who are traveling to polio-endemic areas and are unimmunized or whose vaccination status is unknown should receive IPV [inactivated poliovirus vaccine].” [Health Information for International Travel, 2001-2002. CDC. p. 131-3]
Poliomyelitis Latency
7-14 days with a range of 3-35 days
Poliomyelitis References
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/pink/polio.pdf