Polio Flashcards
1
Q
polio
A
enterovirus
2
Q
how many types
A
3
type 1 still reported in pakistan and afghanistan
3
Q
mode of action
A
enters through mouth, replicates in gi tract (shed in stool)
high transmission rate
4
Q
clinical features
A
incubation 6-20 days
infections typically asymptomatic
flaccid paralysis in 1%
5
Q
poliomyelitis vaccine
A
IPOL
6
Q
dose
A
0.5 ml IM or SC
7
Q
routine vacc in
A
all infants
2, 4, 6-18 mos, 4-6 yrs
and international adult travelers to polio-edemic areas
8
Q
important
A
to keep vaccinating even though polio is limited to only a few countries
