Deaths from polio, an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Poliovirus is usually spread from person to person through infected fecal matter entering the mouth. It may also be spread by food or water containing human feces, and less commonly from infected saliva. Those who are infected may spread the disease for up to six weeks even if no symptoms are present. The disease only occurs naturally in humans.
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