According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), polio is an incurable viral disease which attacks the nervous system and can cause total paralysis within hours among children under five years. The virus is transmitted mainly through hands, water or food contaminated by faecal matter
Malingana ndi bungwe lowona za umoyo pa dziko lonse lapansi, poliyo ndi matenda akachilombo osachizika amene amagwira misepha ndipo amapangitsa kuphunduka mu maola ochepa kwa ana azaka zochepela zisanu. Kachilomboka kamafalikira kudzera m’manja, madzi kapena chakudya chimene chakudzidwa ndi manyi