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Polio doubt
Can we share same spoon of a person who ate with saliva on it who have polio deformity I heard polio is contagious can any one explain
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Dr. Prathibha Reddy
Pediatrician
12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hello ! It depends on from wen he is having polio . If it is so long . He will not b infective to others . So no need to worry.
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Dr. SK KJM Alisha
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Lucknow
Persons infected with poliovirus are most infectious in the days immediately before and after the onset of symptoms, but poliovirus may remain present in the stool for up to 6 weeks. Immunisation significantly reduces the chance of transmission
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