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Disease control and prevention centers (CDC) updated their global travel alert for polio, and warned Americans of the spread of the disease.
The advisory, which was last updated this week, classifies the polio virus as “Level 2”, which encourages Americans to “better precautions” while traveling internationally. The circulating polio virus countries include popular places such as Finland, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Kenya.
The CDC wrote in its advice, “Before any international trip, make sure you are the latest on your polio vaccine.” “Before traveling to any destination below, adults who earlier completed the polio vaccine series, can find a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine.”
Most people who contract polio do not feel ill and they experience minor symptoms such as fever, fatigue, nausea, headaches, nasal sheep, throat inflammation, cough, hardness in their neck and waist and pain in the arms and feet. However, polio can cause more serious symptoms in abnormal cases, including permanent loss in muscle function, about which the CDC has said that “if the muscles used for breathing are paralyzed or brain infection is fatal.”
In addition to just vaccinating, the CDC has advised that passengers should practice good hand wash and take precautionary measures to drink non -polluted water.
In addition to polio, the CDC issued a warning for the Guangdong Province of China (which was updated last week) and the Chakgania virus in Bolivia. The virus is spread through mosquitoes and while the most common symptoms are fever and joint pain, the CDC said, “Passengers at risk of more severe illness include newborn children at birth, older adults (ages 65 years old), and medical conditions such as diabetes or diabetes.” The agency advised that pregnant people should refrain from traveling to the affected areas, especially if they are close to supply, because if parents are infected, the virus can be transmitted to the baby.
The CDC said passengers leading to these areas should be dropped, using insects, wearing long -sleeved shirts and pants, and air -conditioning places or with screens on windows and doors.
The CDC also monitors other global diseases such as dengue fever, which is currently classified as “Level 1” concern, along with measles, yellow fever and more. Currently, the CDC has not issued any “Level 3” or “Level 4” suggestions, which recommend passengers to review unnecessary travels or avoid all trips, respectively.