In 2006, after being 5 years free of Polio, the first case of Polio came back to Bangladesh. After realizing that the disease re-emerge, the government of Bangladesh tried to stop the disease, but it was already to late for many people.
"An infectious waterborne disease, polio can spread rapidly through human faeces. It can affect people of any age, but children under five are the most vulnerable – comprising about 50 per cent of all cases. The virus invades the nervous
system and can cause irreversible paralysis within hours, mostly in the legs, and without any sign of prior illness. " (Unicef)
The majority of people that had Polio and lived in a poor part of Bangladesh died because they didn't had the vaccines or the medicare necessary to survive. But the people that were able to get the vaccine, the are still alive, but they had to pass the phase of recovery. The Unicef is proud because they were able to save many lives by going to Bangladesh and giving the vaccin to the people infected.
"An infectious waterborne disease, polio can spread rapidly through human faeces. It can affect people of any age, but children under five are the most vulnerable – comprising about 50 per cent of all cases. The virus invades the nervous
system and can cause irreversible paralysis within hours, mostly in the legs, and without any sign of prior illness. " (Unicef)
The majority of people that had Polio and lived in a poor part of Bangladesh died because they didn't had the vaccines or the medicare necessary to survive. But the people that were able to get the vaccine, the are still alive, but they had to pass the phase of recovery. The Unicef is proud because they were able to save many lives by going to Bangladesh and giving the vaccin to the people infected.