Chapter 35, Problem 11TYU

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reason that the polio vaccine is given to the children even though most neurons of the body are irreplaceable.

Introduction:

Polio virus is the member of the picornaviridae. It is an RNA virus that causes infection that result in the disease polio. Polio is a disease in which the polio virus damages the nerves that leads to the paralysis of the limbs. It is spread through the fecal–oral route.