Who are considered lineal heirs and lineal descendants for the purpose of inheritance taxes? Lineal heirs are grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, and their children. Children include natural children, whether or not they have been adopted by others; adopted children; and stepchildren. Lineal descendants include all children of the natural parents and their descendants, whether or not they have been adopted by others; adopted descendants and their descendants and step-descendants.
India is the latest country to have officially stopped endemic transmission of polioâwith its last reported case in 2011. Only three countries remain where the disease is endemicâAfghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria.
Below are three graphs. The first shows the number of polio cases in the United States, adults and children, from 1937 to 2013. The second graph shows the number of deaths caused by the polio virus in adults and children from 1950 to 2013. And the third graph shows the polio vaccination rates among children aged 19 to 36 months in the United States from 1980 to 2014. As of Aug. 18, 2014, the CDC recommends that children receive the first dose of the polio (IPV) vaccination at 2 months of age. Microscopic view of the polio virus