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minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s possible for people to carry the virus without actually getting sick. See Typhoid Mary, for example.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoYes and no. There is actually a high rate of symptom-free polio carriers, but also implies a non-neglectable amount of carriers with symptoms. Which does not fit into the “25 yeare polio free” scenario.
It’s possible for people to carry the virus without actually getting sick. See Typhoid Mary, for example.
Yes and no. There is actually a high rate of symptom-free polio carriers, but also implies a non-neglectable amount of carriers with symptoms. Which does not fit into the “25 yeare polio free” scenario.