polio
Poliomyelitis is defined as a condition in which children are infected by an intestinal viral infection that affects their nervous system, especially the nerves of the lower extremities of the body, causing full or partial paralysis. The virus enters the body from the nose and mouth and prolongs the throat and intestinal tract. Absorbed by the body to spread through the lymphatic system and blood, and it should be noted that the symptoms of the disease begins to appear on the child after the body for the incubation of the virus for the period between five and thirty five days.
Methods of transmission of poliovirus
The virus is transmitted by direct contact with the mucus or saliva of a person with the disease, where a person is very susceptible to infection if not taking the taste of polio, which is one of the most important types of vaccines provided to children in most of the world, as they have the ability to protect the body from danger 90 per cent of polio cases, in addition to another form of transmission that can be transmitted to areas where there has been a high prevalence of infection.
Polio Symptoms
Poliomyelitis is diagnosed by two types of tests: a clinical examination that reveals the child’s natural responses. The patient has difficulty in lifting his legs and head. The second test is the laboratory examination of the spinal fluid or samples of stool, saliva samples in the throat, The detection of the concentration of antibodies to the virus in the body, it is worth mentioning that the treatment of the disease depends mainly on the extent of the affected brain and spinal cord of the injured, where the paralysis of death in the case of the arrival of the brain, the symptoms of the disease are as follows:
- Acute inflammation and redness of the throat.
- The condition of general fatigue, headache, vomiting, slight rise in temperature.
- Pain and stiffness in the arms, neck, back, or legs, and muscle spasms.
Polio complications
- Permanent muscle paralysis, limited movement, and loss of intestinal function.
- Pulmonary heart failure, pulmonary edema, addition of pneumonia and heart inflammation.
- Breathing disorders, inflammation of the urinary tract.
Polio treatment
Doctors have not been able to treat polio, but there are some measures to reduce the side effects that result from infection, including:
- Healthy diet.
- Take pain relievers prescribed by your doctor, and rest fully.
- Subject to physiotherapy sessions that limit the deformation of the body muscles and loss of function.
- Antibiotics for inflammation associated with infection.