The U.S. Has New Polio Case for the First Time in Nearly a Decade
The first case of polio in the United States since 2013 has been reported in Rockland County, New York, according to a recent CNN report.
The county Health Commissioner, Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, released information last Thursday concerning the symptoms of the unvaccinated young adult. “This patient did present with weakness and paralysis.” Schnabel Ruppert reported.
The poliovirus made its way into the U.S. a month after the U.K. was advised by the Health Security Agency that the virus had been detected in London sewer samples, yet no actual cases have been reported there.
Poliovirus is the cause of the polio infection and has an array of symptoms and severity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mild symptoms include sore throat, fever, tiredness, nausea, headache and stomach pain.
