Polio

Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever;... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Neurology, infectious disease
• Symptoms:  Fever, sore throat
• Causes:  Poliovirus spread by fecal–oral route
• Risk factors:  Poor hygiene
• Diagnostic method:  Finding the virus in the feces or antibodies in the blood
• Prevention:  Polio vaccine
• Treatment:  No treatment other than supportive care
• Frequency:  30 (wild) + 856 (vaccine-derived) in 2022
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo