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.
Introduction. The reduction of the number of children affected by polio from 1000 per day in 1988 to about 5 per day2 in 2006 is a no mean feat by any standard. However, the target established by the World Health Assembly called for the eradication of polio by 2000, seven years ago.he number of countries in which polio is endemic has decreased from 125 countries in 1988 to four countries (Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan) in three WHO regions at the present time. Nine other countries reported importation of polio virus in 2006.