Polio Questions

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.

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.

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.

An adult parent cannot have active polio and you may be referring to past polio and post-polio weakness and this cannot transmit new polio.

You can repeat the polio dose even if it was given and the extra doses will only act as a booster and ho harm at all.

Consult a experienced physiotherapist and he has to prepare a assessment chart, and based on muscles power, you need to start your exercise regimen.