What are the vaccines of polio?

Answer 1

The vaccination will very likely greatly reduce your risk of contracting and spreading polio.

Answer 2

What is the polio vaccine? The polio vaccine helps decrease your risk of becoming infected with polio. Vaccines work by causing your body to make antibodies against certain germs. Antibodies are special cells in your blood that protect the body and fight infection. After you receive the polio vaccine, these antibodies remember the polio germs. Once you are exposed to these types of germs, your body quickly recognizes them. The antibodies become active and your body is better able to fight the germs. There are two types of polio vaccines, the oral polio vaccine (OPV) and the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). * Oral polio vaccine: This vaccine is made from live polio germs that are weakened. It is given as drops in the mouth that are swallowed. OPV goes through the digestive tract and out of the anus (rear end). This keeps the disease from being spread to other people. In very few cases, OPV can cause actual infection to the patient. OPV is no longer recommended in the United States but may be used in certain conditions. This type of vaccine is especially used in cases where a large number of people are infected.

Answer 3

In pulse polio programme, polio vaccine is given to all the children below the age of 5 years irrespective of there vaccination schedule, all at a time. This will reduce the burden of polio virus in society drastically.