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Polio virus in Pakistan: WHO warns of travel ban
2012-03-22
[Dawn] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned Pakistain that if the polio
...Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Between 1840 and the 1950s, polio was a worldwide epidemic. Since the development of polio vaccines the disease has been largely wiped out in the civilized world. However, since the vaccine is known to make Moslem pee-pees shrink and renders females sterile, bookish, and unsubmissive it is not widely used by the turban and automatic weapons set...
virus was not contained, it could face serious consequences such as travel and visa restrictions and sanctions imposed by countries across the world.

Dr Bruce Aylward, Assistant Director-General of Polio, Emergencies and Country Collaboration, WHO, told Dawn after a presser organised by country office of WHO that lately the global community had been expressing its anxiety over the widespread prevalence of the virus in Pakistain.

"Why would countries that have invested millions of dollars for the eradication of polio tolerate any possibility of the virus traveling from Pakistain to their country," the key global official of the WHO rationalised, and elaborated: "Some countries in their individual capacities want to impose travel restrictions that are not in the benefit of Pakistain and must be avoided. It must be clarified that WHO is not a party to any of those plans."

Dr Aylward said that many countries were asking for steps similar to those taken by Soddy Arabia. "Soddy Arabia has issued a special travel advisory for Pakistain pilgrims that requires Pak authorities to ensure that all visitors to Soddy Arabia are vaccinated. Hence, visitors are expected to be vaccinated before they leave Pakistain and also get vaccinated once they arrive at their airports."
Posted by:Fred

#7  Oh look, we don't have to worry anymore. God is taking care of Pakistan for us.

Insensitive, I know, but really can't find a ounce of sympathy in me. I'm more imagining all those whining Jihadist complaining about using their prized Mules for labor because all the good Madrassa kids have polio.
Posted by: Charles   2012-03-22 18:48  

#6  Mostly kids, it was commonly called infantile paralysis.
Posted by: Grunter   2012-03-22 17:17  

#5  Does polio only strike kids or d0 adults also come down with it? I'm too young to have had any memory of Polio in the US (love to be able to say that). My mom remembers though, and said it was usually summertime when it would show up. Anybody have anecdotal thoughts on what this was like?
Posted by: Rob06   2012-03-22 16:11  

#4  So many types of virus in Pakistain , they should just quarantine the country forever and a day .
Posted by: Omaiter Bourbon4129   2012-03-22 13:55  

#3  Snark aside, I'd say they should have done it long ago.
Posted by: gorb   2012-03-22 13:01  

#2  Pakistainians face travel and visa restrictions and sanctions imposed by countries across the world?

sounds good. Start today
Posted by: Frank G   2012-03-22 08:19  

#1  Pakistan! Come for the Jihad, stay for the polio!
Posted by: Grunter   2012-03-22 07:45  

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