All of the following pertain to poliomyelitis, except

A) If virus enters the central nervous system, motor neurons can be infected and destroyed.
B) It can be asymptomatic or mild with headache, sore throat, fever, and nausea.
C) There are effective vaccines to prevent polio.
D) Summer outbreaks in the United States have been recently increasing.
E) It is transmitted primarily by fecal contaminated water.


D) Summer outbreaks in the United States have been recently increasing.

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