The points on the poliovirus’s causes, manifestations, and outcomes presented in the discussion post are thorough and informative. To add to the discussion, it is relevant to address additional causes of poliovirus outbreaks to advance prevention approaches. Indeed, according to Georgieva et al. (2020), laboratory workers and medical staff working with infected populations might transmit the virus, which justifies the obligatory vaccination of this group for patient safety. Moreover, the type of vaccination used for poliovirus plays a significant role in its effectiveness. In particular, the oral poliovirus vaccine deems insufficiently effective when used once due to the outbreak of multiple new poliovirus cases after obtaining the oral vaccine (Duintjer Tebbens & Thompson, 2018). The severity of the disease and the lack of universally effective treatment measures and preventative practices make it one of the world’s emergencies today. For that matter, research in the field of polio vaccination is required.
References
Duintjer Tebbens, R. J., & Thompson, K. M. (2018). Polio endgame risks and the possibility of restarting the use of oral poliovirus vaccine. Expert Review of Vaccines, 17(8), 739-751.
Georgieva, I., Ilieva, E., Stoyanova, A., & Nikolaeva-Glomb, L. (2020). Poliovirus antibody seroprevalence among laboratory staff at the National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria. Clinical Laboratory, 66(10), 1993-1996.