Polio-Symptoms, Causes, Treatment And Prevention. Polio, or poliomyelitis is a viral disease that is highly infectious and easily attack the nervous system. On conditions of disease that grew severe, can cause difficulty breathing, paralysis, and in some cases lead to death.
Since the beginning of 2014, the WHO (World Health Organization) has declared Indonesia as one of the countries that are free of the disease thanks to extensive polio vaccination program.
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Symptoms Of The Disease Of Polio
Most polio sufferers are unaware that they are infected because the polio virus at firstonly raises a slight symptoms or even not at all, and does not make them ill.
Polio survivors are divided into three groups, namely the complete non-polio, polio,complete and post-polio syndrome.
The complete non-polio
Polio is the complete non-polio type that does not cause paralysis. The symptoms arerelatively mild. The following is a non-complete polio symptoms that generally lasts between one to ten days.
- Vomiting
- Weak muscles
- Fever
- Meningitis
- Feeling tired
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Feet, hands, neck, and back felt stiff and sore
The complete polio
The complete polio polio type is the most severe and can cause paralysis. The complete polio can be divided based on the contracted body part, such as the brain stem, spinal cord, or both.
The complete polio early symptoms are often similar to polio non-complete, such as headache and fever. However, generally within a week, the complete polio symptomswill appear, which are sick or weak muscles, feet and arms seriously feels weak, ordrooping and loss of reflexes of the body.
Some sufferers can experience the complete polio paralysis or even very quickly in a matter of hours after infected and sometimes paralysis occur only on one side of thebody. Respiratory tract may be hampered or not functioning, thus requiringemergency medical treatment.
Post polio syndrome
Post polio syndrome typically afflicts people who average 30-40 years earlier had suffered from polio. Common symptoms include:
- It's hard to breathe or swallow.
- It's hard to concentrate or remember.
- Joints or muscles more and more weak and painful.
- Depression or mood changes easily.
- Sleep disorders and breathing difficulties.
- Easily tired.
- Body muscle mass decreases.
Conditions that could lead to Polio
Polio is caused by a virus that normally enter through food or drink contaminated withfeces and polio virus. Similarly like smallpox, polio only infect humans. In the human body, the polio virus infect the throat and intestines. In addition through the dirt, the polio virus can also be spread through droplets of fluid that comes out of its victims when coughing or sneezing.
Immunization or administering the polio vaccine can minimize contracted the polio virus. Children, pregnant women and people who are immune system weak, highlyvulnerable exposed if the polio virus in their area there is no immunization or do not have sanitation systems are clean and good.
People who haven't vaccinated will have contracted the polio risk levels are high when doing or having things like the following.
- Live-in with polio sufferers.
- The immune system decline.
- Traveling to an area where polio still occurs often.
- Have been doing surgical removal of the tonsils.
The diagnose and Treatment of Polio
Early diagnosis of polio can be done by asking the symptoms experienced by the patient, whether the polio vaccine had been given in advance or make contact with polio sufferers, and through the physical examination. Examination of a sample of cerebrospinal fluid, fecal, or slime will be conducted to ensure the results of the diagnosis.
There is no treatment that can cure polio if the polio virus to infect a person already.But there are some things that can be done as a supporter of care to prevent complications and make patients feel more comfortable, like physical therapy for preventing loss of muscle function, pain relief medication, and diet, enough rest and a breathing apparatus if necessary.
Disability, hip and foot deformities, as well as temporary or permanent paralysis can occur as a result of the complete polio. Surgery and physical therapy can be done to address the joint deformities.
To Prevent Contracting The Disease Of Polio
Polio can be prevented by vaccination can provide immunity against polio for life,especially in children.
Children should be given four doses of polio vaccine are not active, i.e. at a time when they are 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and between 1.5 to 2 years.
The polio vaccine with inactivated virus has the possibility of approaching 100 percent in order to effectively prevent polio after injecting three times, and is safe for the body's immune system is weak. Side effects generally occur after giving injections is the pain and redness at the injection point.
Adults should get a series of polio vaccine are those who have never been vaccinated or vaccination status is not clear.
Doses of polio vaccinations in adults is two doses the first time with a distance of between 1-2 months, and the third dose is between 6-12 months after the second dosing.
Some people given the polio vaccine can experience allergies. If after experiencing allergy shots, soon encountered the doctor.
Allergic reactions may occur and usually appears after a few minutes to a few hours was dizziness, weakness, swollen throat, difficult breathing, pale, raspy, Buran, and fast heart beat.
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