2. Welcome to Our 2 nd RotaKids Assembly! This is where we share, care and make others aware! Today’s assembly is very special because it is about what we believe in. That is service to our communities! Who knows what polio is? Here is a song which may help you to become more aware of this disease! Listen now to some more important information about polio

3. Poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. In about 0.5% of cases there is muscle weakness resulting in an inability to moveinfectious diseasepoliovirusmuscle weaknessinability to move

4. HISTORY 1789 - British physician Michael Underwood provided the first clinical description of polio, referring to it as "debility of the lower extremities."Michael Underwood 1840 - German physician Jacob von Heine published a 78-page monograph in 1840 which not only describes the clinical features of the disease, but also notes that its symptoms suggest the involvement of the spinal cord.Jacob von Heine 1908- Austrian physicians Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper make the first hypothesis that polio may be caused by a virus. Here are some images to more vividly describe the disease.

6. Global Status 1988 Endemic means --- a disease found regularly among a particular people or in a certain area

8. GLOBAL STATUS 2004 – Getting Better and Better

9. End Polio

10. Immunization in Africa Polio

14. Why this awareness? As a club, we are in support of the ‘End Polio Campaign. In an effort to contribute we have planted crocuses to raise fund to send to End Polio Campaign () to make our MARK. Mrs. White has brought us a crocus each so we now have £36.00 in the ‘Kitty’ to donate! The BIG question is: Can you as a school help us to accumulate more?

15. We are SURE you will! Here is what you do: 1. Teachers-we will come around to your class next week Monday afternoon with our crocuses and you can buy a pot of 5 from us for ONLY £3.00! That’s a BARGAIN! Isn’t it? 2. Pupils ask your parents to support the cause by giving them a letter, which we will prepare for you.

16. THANK YOU!