In Jalalabad, Afghanistan, where health workers are trying to vaccinate children to eliminate endemic poliovirus, six-year-old Ismail is partially paralyzed on his left side.
Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Monday that a roadside bomb explosion injured at least 10 people, including anti-polio vaccinators and police personnel escorting them
The disorder can lead to the child to a life-threatening seizure or becoming paralyzed. There is no way to know when it would happen or if there are any chances of survival.
