Health warning in Spain due to presence of ‘serious’ virus for children

Spain is in a state of alarm due to a new virus. This time presence Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2). This is the first notice of it in Spain since 1998, published by a British portal. Travel Health Pro.

poliomyelitis or poliomyelitis, It is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by poliovirus, or poliovirus. It is transmitted from one person to another and sometimes affects the spinal cord, leading to paralysis.

The alarm was raised two years ago when sewage samples in London were found positive for poliovirus type 2. Health authorities then reported vaccination with a specific booster dose inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) to all children aged one to nine years.

Following this, the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) warned the world’s population that “there is still unvaccinated population groups or insufficiently vaccinated” in European countries and polio has not been eradicated worldwide, there remains a risk that the virus “will be reintroduced into Europe.”

What are your symptoms?

Its symptoms are very characteristic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the incubation period is usually seven to 10 days, but this can last from four to 35 days.

Similarly, the entity explains that the virus enters the body through the mouth, multiplies in the intestines, and then attacks the nervous system. Up to 90% of those infected have mild symptoms and the disease usually goes undetected. Signs usually last from 2 to 10 days and in almost all cases disappear completely.

This disease, which is “highly contagious” and has no cure, transmitted from person to person through droplets or aerosols from the throat or through fecal contamination of hands, utensils, food and water. To avoid infection, the ECDC says on its website, it is advisable to get vaccinated. However, transmission can be reduced by providing safe water and improving hygiene and sanitation practices.