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Written By: IANS | Published : August 15, 2013 1:11 PM IST
India has been able to eradicate polio which used to cause disability to lakhs of people, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday.
'No case of polio has been detected in the country in the last two years. We have been able to eradicate a disease which used to cause disability to lakhs of people,' Manmohan Singh said in his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
What is polio?
Polio or poliomyelitis is a communicable viral disease which affects the nerves and can lead to partial or permanent paralysis. It is transmitted through stool or saliva. The global effort to eradicate polio has been very successful and from 350,000 cases in 1988 only 40 cases were reported worldwide in 2012. There is no cure for the diseases though vaccination can prevent the disease for life. India has done remarkably in eradicating polio and from 2011 no new cases were reported.
With inputs from IANS
