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oral polio vaccine name :: Article Creator Polio: What Is It And How Does It Spread? By Smitha Mundasad and Philippa RoxbyHealth reporters The virus that causes polio has been found in a concerning number of sewage samples in London and all children aged one to nine years old are to be offered a polio booster jab. There have been no confirmed cases of people becoming ill with the disease in the UK, but health officials want to ensure children in London are completely protected. What is polio and how does it spread? It can be a serious infection, caused by a virus which spreads easily through contact with the faeces (poo) of an infected person or less commonly through droplets when they cough or sneeze. It mostly affects children under five years old. The majority of people with the infection have no symptoms but some feel like they have the flu with: a high temperature sore throat headache stomach pain aching muscles ...