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Title / Series Return of the Epidemic Diseases Episode Poliomyelitis - Meningococcal Mengitis - Can Adults Contract Infantile Paralysis? Duration 15 minutes Category Science - Technology and Medicine RETURN OF THE EPIDEMIC DISEASES -
POLIOMYELITIS - MENINGOCOCCAL MENGITIS -
CAN ADULTS CONTRACT INFANTILE PARALYSIS?
The eradication of polio had been a declared aim
of WHO for decades – but it has not been
completely wiped out.
Non-immunized adults can also be infected with
polio.
The meningitis bacteria settle in the brain and
spinal chord.
Learn how to recognise the signs and symptoms of
these diseases and how to prevent them.
