Polio is an infectious disease caused by poliovirus that lives in the gut. However, it can cause blood circulation and, in some cases, affect the central nervous system causing paralysis of the limbs, motor disturbances and, in some cases, can even lead to death.
The virus is transmitted from person to person through contact with secretions such as saliva or by the consumption of water and food containing contaminated needs, affecting most children, especially in places where hygiene conditions are poor.
- Although current cases of polio are important.
- It is important to vaccinate children up to age 6 to prevent the disease from appearing and the virus from spreading to other children.
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Most poliovirus infections do not cause symptoms and when they occur they are varied, allowing polio to be classified as paralytic and paralytic according to its symptoms:
Symptoms that may occur after poliovirus infection are usually related to how the paralytic patient is characterized by:
Non-paralytic polio is also known as aborted polio
In some cases, the person may develop the severe and paralytic form of the disease that causes the destruction of the neural cells of the central nervous system, causing paralysis in one of the limbs with loss of strength and reflexes.
In rare cases, if much of the central nervous system is compromised, there may be a loss of motor coordination, making swallowing difficult and even causing respiratory paralysis, which could lead to the disease.
Polio transmission occurs from person to person because viruses are eliminated in secretions such as saliva, snot and mucus. To the extent that the infection occurs from the consumption of contaminated food, it is known from contact with contaminated secretions.
Contagion is most common in unsanitary environments and poor hygiene conditions, with children being most affected, however, it is also possible that adults may be infected, especially those with weakened immune systems such as the elderly, people living with HIV, lupus and people. suffering from malnutrition.
To prevent polio infection, it is important to reverse improvements in sanitation, avoiding drinking clean water and properly washing food.
However, the main way to prevent the disease through vaccination, there are 2 types of oral called Sabin, the injected called Salk and how the administration will depend on the country and the conditions in which it is met.
It should be noted that in Spain, the vaccine used is applied with other combination vaccines, so to speak, it does not emerge as an individual vaccine.
VO: orally
VI: Sustainable management route.
Because like other viruses, polio does not have a specific treatment because the doctor recommends rest and water intake, in addition to the use of drugs such as acetaminophen or dipirone to relieve body fat and pain.
In the most severe cases where paralysis during treatment may include physiotherapy sessions, in which various techniques and devices such as orthosis are used to improve posture and help reduce the effects of sequelae during the day.