Public health officials are worried there are many other people who may be infected with polio and could be transmitting it unknowingly.

The person in Rockland County was not vaccinated, making them vulnerable to becoming sick with polio. The oral polio vaccine has not been administered in the United States since 2000.

The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year.

Atlanta-area people living with post-polio maladies worry that a climate of anti-vaccine skepticism could set back the United States’ success in eliminating viruses like polio and measles, both ...

On Aug. 27, the Rutland Daily Herald reported that doctors believed an epidemic of cerebral meningitis, spinal meningitis and cerebro-spinal meningitis had hit the city and surrounding area. Over the ...

Polio is an infection caused by a virus that mostly affects children under 5. Most people infected with polio don’t have any symptoms, but it can cause fever, headaches, vomiting and stiffness ...

WebMD explains about the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), including its benefits, recommended immunization schedule, possible risks, and potential side effects.

Polio is one of the world’s most infectious diseases and until it is wiped out globally, the virus will continue to trigger outbreaks anywhere children are not fully vaccinated.

Most people infected with polio don't have any symptoms, but it can cause fever, headaches, vomiting and stiffness of the spine.