Karachi Registers Another Polio Case In Pakistan

In Karachi, Pakistan, the health authorities identified the fifth polio case this year. A 31-month-old child in Gajru union council, Karachi East, has been diagnosed with the disease. The same union council reported the fourth polio case this year, according to a Ministry of Health spokesperson.

The spokesperson mentioned that the polio virus affects children with weak immune systems. Collaborative efforts with international partners are underway to eliminate this debilitating disease.

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Polio, highly contagious and spreading through contaminated water or food, invades the nervous system, causing total paralysis rapidly. The virus has been a concern in the border regions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, where anti-polio teams faced attacks, including fatalities, by militants.