Epidemiology
Is this disease an endemic, an epidemic, or is it a pandemic?
Polio is epidemic because it has attacked many people at about the same time and spread through several communities
What human actions are related to the spread of this disease?
- Sharing food with someone that has the virus
- Someone that does not wash their hands could spread it by just hand to hand contact
- Touching surfaces or objects contaminated with the poliovirus
- Eating food or drinking water that is contaminated with the virus
- Someone that does not wash their hands could spread it by just hand to hand contact
- Touching surfaces or objects contaminated with the poliovirus
- Eating food or drinking water that is contaminated with the virus