Question

Polio Eradication Programme are chalked out by state governments, because:
1. Vaccination creates immunity in the body
2. Vaccination kills the disease causing organisms
3. Vaccine prevents the entry of disease causing organisms
4. All the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Vaccination creates immunity in the body

The correct answer is Vaccination creates immunity in the body.

• Polio Eradication Program
  • The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a public-private partnership led by national governments with six-core partners.
  • The Six Core Partners are World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.
  • Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide.
  • The first polio vaccine was developed in 1950 by Jonas Salk.
  • With the global initiative of eradication of polio in 1988 by WHO, the Pulse Polio Immunization program was launched in India in  1995.
  • On 27 March 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared India a polio-free country since no cases of wild polio were reported for five years.

• Polio Myelitis( Polio)
  • It is a viral disease caused by Poliovirus.
  • It is transmitted through intestinal discharge, contaminated food, drink, etc.
  • Symptoms: 
    • Effect on Central Nervous System, cell of the backbone and intestine become completely damaged.
    • Paralytic type of indication follows and reaches a maximum within 2-3 days.
  • Prevention:
    • Vaccination- Inoculation of Salk Vaccine.
    • Oral Eradication- It was invented by Albert Sabine for polio eradication.