Good job everyone, Polio is back!

[Captante]

Scary, but unlikely... that never happened to smallpox in all the millennia it infected people. It was always close contact.

"Smallpox spreads from contact with infected persons. Generally, direct and fairly prolonged face-to-face contact is required to spread smallpox from one person to another. Smallpox also can be spread through direct contact with infected bodily fluids or contaminated objects such as bedding or clothing."

In fact, the spread of smallpox is virtually identical to monkeypox.

Which is why I this it's somewhat probable it will spread like wildfire as soon as it reaches schools and daycares.

Smallpox was never actually "airborne" in the classic sense but it can be spread by coughing and sneezing. (which does require relatively close contact)

Everything I've read about Monkey-Pox says that it takes a substantial period of direct skin-contact to spread at this point. (however there have been conflicting reports from Africa & I'm not testing this theory!)

 

[theeedude]

At what point will the polio vaccine be required for kids?

 

[Amused]

At what point will the polio vaccine be required for kids?

It's still on the schedule:

Immunization Schedules for 18 & Younger

View and print CDC recommended immunization schedules.

www.cdc.gov

 

[hal2kilo]

Was it THAT obvious who I was referring to? 😉

I thought I was being subtle. (/s)

It worked real well for small pox. /s

 

[theeedude]

It's still on the schedule:

Immunization Schedules for 18 & Younger

View and print CDC recommended immunization schedules.

www.cdc.gov

Good to know. Looks like it's part of the DTAP/IPV/HIB bundle. So it should be a nothingburger for everyone but anti-vaxxers' kids.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Which is why I think it's somewhat probable it will spread like wildfire as soon as it reaches schools and daycares.

Made this observation to my wife and son last night. Scholastic wrestling and sports ball teams will likely cause infection to spread in older students. It could be greatly mitigated there through education, but I am in Florida, we can't have that.

 

[pete6032]

delete.

 

[MtnMan]

Well buckle up buttercup, man made global warming is going to melt the ice caps and release an untold number of hideous viruses and bacteria that have been frozen in ice for eons.

Melting ice opens doors for wider spread of contaminants, diseases » Yale Climate Connections

New pathways and new and more distant places are leading to additional scientific findings on impacts of melting Arctic ice.

yaleclimateconnections.org

 

[Lezunto]

Thank MtnMan,

I have always maintained we need to pay attention warnings from scientists about Global Warming melting permafrost and possibly unleashing terrifying pathogens and viruses that have lain dormant for centuries.

There are some folks, many in community and religious groups, that simply refuse to get vaccinated.

I believe polio was found in the wastewater in Orange and Rockland counties in New York State as well as wastewater in London.

I think the Aliens have delayed their arrival by another ten years.