Polio can lead to paralyisis of the arms and legs. An Indian polio patient lies on a bed during treatment in New Delhi, India in January 2014.
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The disabling disease can be prevented with a vaccine. A boy receives an oral vaccine in 2013.
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Polio patient Mohammad Gulzar Saifi was featured in a short documentary 'The Final Inch," which was nominated for an Oscar for best short documentary. It shows global efforts to eradicate polio and profiles one of those stricken by the paralyzing illness.
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Rukshar Khatoon, age 4, is the last polio patient registered in India in 2011.
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Rukhsar's father says he blames himself for not getting his daughter vaccinated against polio.