The crippling disease polio has reemerged as a public health emergency, the World Health Organization has warned.
This announcement was made after new cases surfaced in a range of countries.
Poliomyelitis
Polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. It results in paralysis and generally affects people of all age groups, children being more susceptible
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"The conditions for a public health emergency of international concern have been met," WHO assistant director general Bruce Aylward told reporters in Geneva following crisis talks on the crippling and potentially fatal viral disease that mainly affects children under the age of five.
Source: AFP
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