It has been three years since the continent’s last reported case of the virus. THERE IS NO cure for polio. The virus, which is spread from person to
person, attacks the brain and spinal cord, bending children’s limbs into
horrific spider-like contortions. It has killed or crippled millions,
rich and poor alike (President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously contracted
the disease). Luckily, there is good news. Today marks three years
since Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, reported a case of the
virus (The Economist - 2019)
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