"We have to do all of this all over again to give the children the second doses of vaccines against polio. Polio is a highly infectious virus that can lead to paralysis and even death."
"No clean drinking water, no hygiene. This has all led to plenty of sewage in the streets the perfect recipe for the spread of polio."
"Sure enough, last month, a little boy not quite one year old became paralyzed in both of his legs. He is Gaza's first confirmed case of polio in a quarter century."
"One confirmed case of polio it is considered as an outbreak, says Duhair. That's because a single case points to roughly 200 more people who are infected but not showing symptoms."
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