Polio and the destruction of Gaza’s health infrastructure

Israel’s Defense (Offence) Minister Yoav Gallant fulfilling his promise of not sustaining life in Gaza

This past week, poliovirus was detected in sewage samples in the Gaza Strip. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) polio (poliomyelitis) is a “highly infectious disease” that “invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours”. 

Polio and the destruction of Gaza’s health infrastructure