This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Communicable diseases, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Tonsillectomy and IM injections should be avoided during polio epidemic because - 
Select and explain. 
A. It is painful, B. It may lead to high grade fever, C. Risk of paralytic poliomyelitis increases, D. Risk of septicaemia
C: Risk of paralytic poliomyelitis increases
Answer: C: Risk of paralytic poliomyelitis increases 
Explanation: <p> Several provocative or risk factors have been found to precipitate an attack of paralytic polio in individuals already infected with polio viruses. They include fatigue, trauma, IM infection,operative procedures such as tonsillectomy undeaken especially during epidemics of polio. Reference:Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine,K.Park,23rd edition,page no:205. <\p>