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What is Polio?

What is Polio?. > What is Polio?. It’s a virus that attacks your central nervous system. > What is Polio?. It ‘withers’ limbs. > What is Polio?. …and causes paralysis. > What is Polio?. It mainly attacks children under the age of five. > What is Polio?. Iron lungs used to

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What is Polio?

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  1. What is Polio?

  2. > What is Polio? It’s a virus that attacks your central nervous system

  3. > What is Polio? It ‘withers’ limbs

  4. > What is Polio? …and causes paralysis

  5. > What is Polio? It mainly attacks children under the age of five

  6. > What is Polio? Iron lungs used to be used to save young lives

  7. > What is Polio?

  8. Is there a cure for Polio?

  9. > Is there a cure for Polio? YES… A very simple immunisation gives protection

  10. > Is there a cure for Polio?

  11. Purple Pinkie

  12. > Is there a cure for Polio? Rotary started immunising the world’s children in 1985

  13. Progress in Polio Eradication In 2008 there were less than 1,500 cases in a year In 1985 there were 1,000 new cases every day

  14. Progress in Polio Eradication

  15. > Eradicating Polio… The world’s leading businessman trusts Rotary DOTS: February 2009 BILL GATES Microsoft

  16. > Eradicating Polio… He even takes part himself

  17. Your £1 will immunise more than five children

  18. PolioPlus: Keep our Promise to Eradicate Polio

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