WHO Emergency Warning: Virus that First Emerged in the 1700s Returns to Haunt Indonesia, Can Cause Paralysis

Emergency Warning from WHO: Virus that First Emerged in the 1700s Returns to Haunt Indonesia, Can Cause Paralysis and Withering

Dream - The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning following the re-emergence of the polio virus, which causes acute flaccid paralysis in Indonesia.

WHO Emergency Warning: Virus that First Emerged in the 1700s Returns to Haunt Indonesia, Can Cause Paralysis

The first polio virus was detected in the 1700s. Among the polio viruses, the most aggressive is the type two polio virus.

The following 'Bahasa' text translated to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "The type two polio virus can cause acute flaccid paralysis (Acute flaccid paralysis\/AFP) which can leave its victims paralyzed for life. Unlike Indonesia, polio, known as Poliomyelitis in the world of health, was successfully eradicated in England in 1984."

"Indonesia Once Free from Polio"

Now polio is haunting Indonesia, which incidentally once received a Polio-Free Certificate from WHO in 2014. What is worrying is that cases of acute flaccid paralysis in Indonesia are affecting children who have actually received polio vaccines.

WHO announced that six new cases of type two polio have been found in vaccinated patients in Indonesia.

According to WHO, the risk of polio transmission in Indonesia is categorized as 'high' because the virus can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact. "The overall risk is assessed as high at the national level. The population is vulnerable to type two polio virus after switching from trivalent OPV (tOPV) to bivalent OPV (bOPV), and IPV vaccination is suboptimal in Central Java, East Java, Yogyakarta, and several other provinces in Indonesia," wrote WHO.

WHO also highlights doubts or reluctance towards vaccines among some communities that complicate vaccination activities. Furthermore, there are regular population movements from Central Java, East Java, and densely populated areas adjacent to Yogyakarta, to other provinces within the country and vice versa.

"At the regional level, the overall risk is assessed as moderate. Although there are no restrictions on cross-border movement of the population between Central Java and East Java from affected areas, virological analysis indicates that the virus may have been circulating for some time and complete genome sequencing is still in progress."

Announcement from WHO regarding the re-emergence of polio virus in Indonesia.

WHO says the risk of polio virus spread in Indonesia will continue to be evaluated and reviewed according to the situation on the ground. This organization also warns anyone traveling to the mentioned areas to be 'fully vaccinated'. All affected regions and countries need to strengthen surveillance so that they can 'quickly detect' new cases.

According to the Skolandia Health Organization, 95% of people who are affected by polio will not realize that they are infected and can recover without showing any symptoms.

"Polio Symptoms"

The translated text in English while preserving the HTML tags is: "Symptoms of being infected with type two polio virus include high fever of 38\u00b0C or higher, sore throat, headache, stomach pain, muscle aches, and nausea."

"Can Threaten Lives"

In the worst 1% of cases, nerve damage can occur in the spine and base of the brain. This usually leads to paralysis in the legs within a few hours. If the case is severe, it can also affect the respiratory muscles, ultimately threatening the life of the sufferer.

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