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Polio contagious

2023-04-23 08:56:15
I am 25 years old can we give handshake to person affected with polio in which their hands are affected by polio I heard polio is contagious can anyone explain
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The person who had polio remains contagious only upto 2weeks after symptoms appear. With polio vaccines, India has been polio free for 12years! So don't worry about it.

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