Polio Health Feed

Almost all cases of polio occur before age 5, therefore oral polio vaccine is usually not recommended beyond 5 years.

Massages will help. However, you can also consider physiotherapy to reduce fatigue. A neurologist can gude you better.

The likelihood of developing paralytic polio increases with age, as does the extent of paralysis. In children, nonparalytic meningitis is the most likely consequence of cns involvement, and paralysis occurs in only one in 1000 cases. In adults, paralysis occurs in one in 75 cases.

Poliovirus is a deadly and highly contagious virus that spreads through direct or indirect human to human contact. However, what makes polio really fatal is the fact that it has no cure.

What causes polio?

The poliovirus is caused by small RNA based viruses of the enterovirus group of the Picornavirus family. With three different types, it can cause a wide range of health concerns in humans. The type 1 virus is the most severe and is responsible for about 85% of all paralysis ...more

Poliomyelitis caused by poliovirus is a crippling disease that mostly affects children below the age of three years and adults with autoimmune disorders and special conditions. Although the symptoms are varied, the virus mainly attacks the nervous system to the point where it completely destroys the cells of the spinal cord resulting in paralysis.

How does poliovirus enter the body

Poliomyelitis can result from the infection by any one of the three related poliovirus types, com...more

Hi there is a condition called post polio syndrome. It might result in pain join stiffness in old age or when age progresses but it's very rare.

Polio is caused by the poliovirus. The virus enters the body through the mouth. It is spread through contact with the feces of an infected person or through exposure to phlegm or mucus. Let's have a detailed discussion to ensure proper treatment.

You can polio if poliovirus infected water touch tongue. The poliovirus usually enters the environment in the faeces of someone who is infected. In areas with poor sanitation, the virus easily spreads from faeces into the water supply, or, by touch, into food. In addition, because polio is so contagious, direct contact with a person infected with the virus can cause polio.

Polio is a virus that has the potential to infect any part of the body and not limiting to nerves and muscles. Primarily there are 3 types of polio namely non-paralytic, spinal paralytic and bulbar. This disease shows minimal to no symptoms in more than 90 percent of the cases. 5 percent of the cases can show symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, sore throat and abdominal pain. Polio is a communicable disease and can cause massive damage if a proper dosage is not taken. It can spread thro...more

The majority of people infected with polio virus do not develop paralysis and remains healthy, however they are capable of carrying polio virus in their intestine and spreading it. The polio virus spreads through contaminated water and food, so when individuals do not have intestinal immunity, the polio virus multiplies in the gut and is excreted by the infected person.
Polio vaccination is safe for children.