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(b) Polio.

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  • Poliomyelitis or polio is a disease of the nervous system caused by one of the smallest known viruses, called polio virus.
  • Polio is a kind of paralysis and mostly affects the legs and children between the age of 6 months and 3 years are most prone to polio infection.
  • Pulse polio immunisation programme (PPIP) was conducted to immunise those children who are not earlier immunised or are partially immunised.

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