Vaccines. In western countries, wild type polio is no longer a problem but it is still found in some less developed countries such as Nigeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India (figures 4, 5 and 6).
Until the 1950s, when anti-polio vaccination became routine, summer outbreaks of polio were common in western countries, often spread via the oral-fecal route while using swimming pools. These outbreaks led to widespread paralytic polio that necessitated help in breathing and the use of "iron lungs" (figure 7). Introduction. WHO department on Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals. 2011 Edition. Vaccine Resource Library. Microbiology/Virology/Immunology/Bacteriology/Parasitology Text Book On-line. Supercourse: Epidemiology, the Internet, and Global Health.
About vaccinations - Vaccinations guide. Here's a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK for free on the NHS, and the ages at which they should ideally be given.
If you're not sure whether you or your child have had all your routine vaccinations, ask your GP or practice nurse to find out for you. It may be possible to "catch up" later in life. Vaccines for kids - Vaccinations guide. Julia Darling: How To Behave With The Ill. York Medical School/Seven HYMS Themes Teaching and Learning/Person centred Care/Documents/Word%2C PDF%2C RTF/1857759818%2883-99%2963943.pdf.