They discover a ‘serious virus’ for children

New health warning in Spain. It was first discovered in Barcelona in September. “severe” poliovirus type 2 derived from the cVDPV2 vaccineas published by the portal ‘Travel Health Pro‘, supported by the UK Foreign Office.

And what is it? Well it’s a disease very contagious which mainly affects children under five years of age and causes permanent paralysis in about one in every 200 cases of infection. mortality cases of paralysis are 2%-10%.

Characteristics

The virus is transmitted between Peoplemainly through the fecal-oral route or, less commonly, through contaminated water or food. Apparently, it multiplies in the intestines, from where can enter the nervous system and cause paralysis.

As explained by the World Health Organization (WHO), the incubation period is usually seven to ten days, although the range can vary from 4 to 35 days. To 90% Those infected are asymptomatic or have only mild symptoms, and the disease usually resolves. unnoticed.

In fact, information disseminated by the above-mentioned media makes it clear that “It’s extremely rare travelers from the United Kingdom contracted polio, which can cause paralysis. While they note that this is a rare variant, they also want to note that it is becoming more common. most common spread in communities.

Recommendations

With all this, it should be noted that this fundamental that all countries, especially those with frequent contact and travel to polio-affected areas and countries, strengthen case surveillance detect the introduction of new viruses in a matter of days and ensure a quick response.

In addition, countries, zones and territories must support high coverage of systematic vaccination so that it is uniform in different areas in order to minimize the consequences of the introduction of new viruses.