The word "polio" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a noun that refers to an infectious disease that causes paralysis and, in severe cases, death. Example sentence: "My grandmother was fortunate to survive in the years before the polio vaccine was developed."
Somalia suffered its first outbreak of polio in six years in May 2013, starting with a two-year-old girl in Mogadishu and sparking a nationwide vaccination campaign by the Somali authorities supported by the World Health Organisation and Unicef, the UN children's agency.
Steven Lauwerier, Unicef's representative in Somalia, said: "It is excellent news that Somalia has seen six months without a single polio case and credit must be given to all those involved in the huge vaccination effort.
"This is the first time ever that Africa has gone a full six months without a single case of wild polio virus.
Sharadamma's assistive devices need changes or adjustments every 6 months and the procedure is performed by Ranoo Vijaylakshmi, herself physically disabled by a childhood polio affliction.
Unicef's spokesman, Gerrit Beger, said: "Nigeria is the weakest link in the global campaign to stop the transmission of the polio virus.
Last August, the governor of Kano state suspended the polio campaign and set up a committee to investigate the infertility claims.
Africa has gone six months without any new cases of wild polio for the first time, experts say, raising hopes that the disease could be wiped out on the continent sooner than expected.
"We've done some good work but we've been close before and polio has bounced back.
He added: "If you want to eradicate polio in Nigeria, you have to eradicate an attitude to work.
Similar approaches helped Nigeria smother an Ebola outbreak swiftly last year, but Tomori expressed frustration that the polio campaign lost focus due to the distraction of elections in 2007 and 2011, and warned there could be a repeat when polls are held next month.
Pakistan has registered seven cases of wild polio so far in 2015.
