This new vaccine candidate uses virus-like particles (VLPs). These particles mimic the outer protein shell of poliovirus, but are empty inside. This means there is no risk of infection, but the VLP is ...

Disruptions to funding for vaccination efforts and broader health systems globally will have an impact on polio infections.

Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with creating the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. The government licensed the shot in 1955 for its safety and efficacy.

During the outbreak's peak in 1952, polio infections caused 20,000 cases of paralysis. Families isolated in fear because of how easily it spreads among kids. Doctors warn that pausing polio ...

In rare cases, poliovirus infection can be serious, causing weakness or paralysis in the arms, legs or both. It can affect the muscles that help people breathe and sometimes cause meningitis ...

Vaccine-derived polioviruses were detected in wastewater samples from 5 European countries in late 2024, but no human cases were reported.

Two vaccines developed in the U.S. in the 1950s helped nearly end new polio infections here and abroad. At the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Jonas Salk created the inactivated (dead) polio vaccine ...

These particles mimic the outer protein shell of poliovirus, but are empty inside. This means there is no risk of infection, but the VLP still causes the immune system to respond. Now, a research ...

Polio Outbreak In Pakistan: 3 New Cases Recorded In Pakistan Taking The Total Tally To 55 In 2024 Three new infections pertaining to polio virus were reported from Balochistan and Khyber ...

It occurs about 40 years after the initial polio infection. It usually coincides with the severity of the initial polio infection, but not always. It causes new muscle weakness in the non-polio ...