On Tuesday 24th of December 2024 the number of polio cases in Pakistan increased to 65 in 2024 after the authorities announced that another case had been recorded in the Kila province of Balochistan.

According to the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) for Polio Eradication, a (one-and-a-half-year-old) baby in the Qila Abdullah area in the Chaman district has contracted polio.

As per the information, this is the sixth instance from the Kila Abdullah region that has been recorded. So far this year, the province of Balochistan has reported (27) cases of polio.

Whereas Pakistan announced the (64th) polio case of the year earlier on the 18th of December The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) for Polio Eradication reports that the incident originated in Jacobabad, Sindh.

Risk And Signs Of Polio

A virus is the cause of the highly infectious illness polio. In just a few hours, it can induce complete paralysis by attacking the nerve system.

The virus replicates in the gut and is communicated from person to person mostly by the fecal-oral route or, less commonly, by a common vehicle (such as tainted food or drink). Fever, exhaustion, headache, nausea, neck stiffness, and limb discomfort are the first symptoms.

Permanent paralysis occurs in one out of every (200) infections, generally in the legs. Five to ten percent of those who are paralyzed pass away when their respiratory muscles become stiff.

Children under the age of five are primarily affected by the illness. However, the illness may infect unvaccinated people of any age.

The painful illness cannot be cured; it can only be avoided. A youngster who receives the polio vaccination several times can be protected for life.

Both the inactivated polio vaccine and the oral polio vaccine are available. Both are safe and effective, and they are used in various combinations across the world based on local epidemiological and programmatic conditions to guarantee that communities may receive the greatest protection available.