Polio is a dangerous infectious disease. Children who contract the disease can die or be left with lifelong paralysis and disability. Currently, there is a vaccine to prevent polio.

If you are planning to become pregnant or may be pregnant, you should talk to your doctor about the vaccines you need during pregnancy. Here are the vaccines you should have before and during pregnancy.

Infectious diseases are diseases transmitted directly or indirectly from humans or animals to humans, caused by infectious agents. Infectious agents can be viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi. However, not all infectious diseases have the same severity. Classification of infectious diseases depends on the characteristics of the disease.

Infectious diseases are classified into several types including group A infectious diseases, group B infectious diseases and group C infectious diseases. If not detected and isolated effectively, infectious diseases can cause serious consequences for infected people or break out into large epidemics.