by Myriam O'Reilly
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There is no cure for polio, only treatment to alleviate the symptoms. Heat and physical therapy is used to stimulate the muscles and antispasmodic drugs are given to relax the muscles. While this can improve mobility, it cannot reverse permanent polio paralysis. Polio can be prevented through immunization.
Medication
Some treatments and tools for support include: Pain relievers (like ibuprofen) A ventilator (a device that helps you breathe) Physical therapy that can help keep your muscles working Bed rest and fluids for flu-like symptoms Antispasmodic medications …
Therapy
Management and Treatment How is polio treated? While there’s no cure for polio, and no way to prevent paralysis, some things may keep you more comfortable: Fluids (such as water, juice and broth). Heat to soothe the muscles. Medications that relax the muscles, also called antispasmodic drugs.
Self-care
Polio vaccine: Treatment: Supportive care: Frequency: 136 people (2018) Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. In about 0.5 percent of cases, it moves from the gut to affect the central nervous system, and there is muscle weakness resulting in a flaccid paralysis.
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Dec 01, 2020 · Paralytic polio can lead to temporary or permanent muscle paralysis, disability, bone deformities and death. Prevention. The most effective way to prevent polio is vaccination. Polio vaccine. Most children in the United States receive four doses of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) at the following ages: Two months; Four months; Between 6 and 18 months
How is polio medically treated?
There is no treatment that will cure polio once the virus has infected the patient. The key to treatment is early diagnosis and supportive treatments such as bed rest, pain control, good nutrition, and especially physical therapy to prevent deformities from occurring over time and prevention of muscle function loss.
How is polio diagnosed and treated?
Poliovirus can be detected in specimens from the throat, feces (stool), and occasionally cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by isolating the virus in cell culture or by detecting the virus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). CDC laboratories conduct testing for poliovirus, including: Culture.
How is polio treated and prevented?
Prevention and Treatment
There are two types of vaccine that can prevent polio: Inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) given as an injection in the leg or arm, depending on the patient's age. Only IPV has been used in the United States since 2000. Oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) is still used throughout much of the world.
Can you recover from polio?
How Long Does Polio Last? People who have milder polio symptoms usually make a full recovery within 1–2 weeks. People whose symptoms are more severe can be weak or paralyzed for life, and some may die. After recovery, a few people might develop "post-polio syndrome" as long as 30–40 years after their initial illness.
What type of doctor treats post-polio syndrome?
a neurologist – a specialist in problems affecting the nervous system. a respiratory consultant – a specialist in problems affecting breathing. a consultant in rehabilitation medicine – a specialist in managing complex disabilities. a physiotherapist – who helps people improve their range of movement and co-ordination.
What is the life expectancy of someone with post polio?
Outlook. In most cases, post-polio syndrome life expectancy is good. PPS is rarely life-threatening, though symptoms can vary from mild to severe.Dec 2, 2021
What is polio called now?
According to the World Health Organization, only 22 cases of polio were reported worldwide in 2017. However, recent reports of children exhibiting a polio-like paralytic condition has sent health officials and researchers scrambling for answers. The condition is called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM.Dec 20, 2018
Can you still get polio after being vaccinated?
People with certain immune problems can catch the disease from a child who has recently been vaccinated with oral polio vaccine.
Can polio be treated with antibiotics?
There are no special medicines or antibiotics that can be used to treat a person; the only treatment is supportive care. Does past infection make a person immune? Yes. Once someone has been infected with the poliovirus, he or she is immune, but only to the specific type of polio virus he or she had.
What animal did polio come from?
The discovery by Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper in 1908 that polio was caused by a virus, a discovery made by inoculating macaque monkeys with an extract of nervous tissue from polio victims that was shown to be free of other infectious agents.Feb 1, 2011
Is polio an airborne disease?
Sometimes poliovirus is spread through saliva from an infected person or droplets expelled when an infected person sneezes or coughs. People become infected when they inhale airborne droplets or touch something contaminated with the infected saliva or droplets. The infection usually begins in the intestine.
What does polio do to legs?
While most people fully recover from polio, the disease can cause very serious problems. These problems can sometimes develop quickly (hours after infection) and include: Numbness, a feeling of pins and needles or tingling in the legs or arms.Paralysis in the legs, arms or torso.Mar 21, 2021
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Your provider will work with you to develop a care plan that may include one or more of these treatment options.
There is no treatment available for polio. The aim is to prevent or reduce the symptoms.
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Medication
Analgesics: These are used to reduce the pain in muscles and ease headaches.
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Further Reading
Treatment outline of polio involves (1): 1. Symptoms of fever, headache, back, and neck and muscle pain are relieved by using pain relievers and muscle relaxant medications. Usually NSAIDs like Ibuprofen, Diclofenac and Acetaminofen are preferred. Aspirin is not used in children with viral infections for fear of Reye’s syn…