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Eight polio symptoms to spot after national incident of contagious virus declared

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A polio outbreak has been detected in the UK and parents are being urged to check their children's vaccines are up to date.The virus, which was officially eradicated in 2003 in the UK, has been detected in sewage samples.

The UK Heath Security Agency (UKHSA) said waste from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works, which serves north and east of the capital, tested positive between February and May.Polio is a contagious viral illness that can cause paralysis and, in some cases, be life-threatening.The virus has only been detected in sewage samples and no cases of paralysis have been reported, the UKHSA stressed.

Here is everything you need to know about polio, including vaccinations and how to recognise the signs.Polio is caused by a virus that spreads easily when an infected person coughs or sneezes.It can also be caught from food or water that's been in contact with the poo of someone who has the virus.Due to high vaccination rates, it is now very rare in most parts of the world.

Cases are mostly found in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Children in the UK are given the polio vaccine starting when they are just weeks old.On the NHS, the polio vaccine is given when a baby is eight-weeks-old, then at 12 and 16 weeks, as part of the 6-in-1 vaccine.

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