The Ministry of Health and Population said that he was ill poliomyelitis It is a highly contagious viral disease that invades the nervous system, and is capable of causing complete paralysis within hours. It also affects children under five years of age primarily.
The Ministry of Health and Population said: The polio virus is transmitted from one person to another, mainly through feces, and to a lesser extent through a common means such as contaminated water or food.
Today, the Ministry of Health announced the launch of a national campaign to vaccinate once morest polio, noting that the campaign aims to vaccinate children from one day to 5 years of age for free.
The Ministry of Health stated that the national campaign to vaccinate once morest polio was implemented in all governorates of the Republic, noting that the campaign aims to vaccinate regarding 16 million children.
She added the importance of vaccination for all children in the age group from one day to 5 years, pointing out that the ministry implements the national campaign annually to keep Egypt free from the disease, as the last case of polio was recorded in Egypt in 2004, and the World Health Organization declared Egypt free of the disease in 2004. 2006. Despite this, the Ministry implements annual national campaigns to raise the immune status of children under five years of age and to raise immunity among children coming from countries where there is a circulation of the polio virus, in order to continue to preserve Egypt free from the disease.