India marks milestone in fight against polio

Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Thu, 01/12/2012 - 00:45

India marks milestone in fight against polio Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press.

All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 02:54 a.m., Thursday, January 12, 2012 The polio virus, which usually infects children in unsanitary conditions, attacks the central nervous system, sometimes causing paralysis, muscular atrophy, deformation and, in some cases, death.

With its dense population, poor sanitation, high levels of migration and weak public health system, India had been...

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