who does polio target
Top of Page. Two types of vaccine protect against polio: oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) and inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) (given as an injection in the leg or arm, depending on the patient's age). Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease.It is caused by the poliovirus.The virus spreads from person to person and can invade an infected personâs brain and spinal cord, causing paralysis (canât move parts of the body).t is caused by the poliovirus. The virus spreads from person to person and can invade an infected personâs brain and spinal cord, causing paralysis (canât move parts of the body).