title: Vaccine-associated polio: a case and its lessons.
abstract: A case of viral transmission to the father of a newly vaccinated infant shows how the virtual disappearance of a once terrifying illness can obscure its recognition and how perplexing public health issues may arise when an invaluable vaccine is anything less than perfect.
authors.affiliation: Boston University Medical Center.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Mashikian
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Stollerman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated