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"The Taliban recently announced that they are suspending its polio vaccination
campaign in Afghanistan. The announcement was made shortly before the campaign
was due to start.
The suspension is temporary, according to the Taliban, and is due to security
fears and the fact that women are involved in administering the vaccine.
Poliovirus is a highly infectious virus that mainly affects children under the
age of five, but anyone who is unvaccinated can be infected. The virus spreads
from person to person mainly through traces of contaminated faeces on people’s
hands getting into their mouths or, less commonly, through contaminated food or
water.
It initially infects the intestines, leading to symptoms such as fever,
fatigue, headache and vomiting in the early stages of the disease. But, as the
infection progresses, the virus can invade the nervous system, often leading to
paralysis. In the worst cases, affected children will die as the paralysis
spreads to the muscles that control breathing."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
