by Taylor Bechtelar
Published 4 years ago
Updated 3 years ago
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
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.
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
Nov 18, 2016 · The treatment for patients with minor poliomyelitis generally focuses on increasing their comfort through bed rest and medications like acetaminophen or ibuprofen to control fever and muscle aches.
Nutrition
How is polio treated? Polio cannot be cured. Healthcare providers focus on treating symptoms. They may also provide medicine, including pain medicine, and suggest bed rest. Some people with polio can't breathe on their own will need a machine called a ventilator to help them breathe. What are the complications of polio?
What treatment is used for poliomyelitis?
There's no cure for polio, but a vaccine allows your body to fight off the virus. Before the vaccine became available in the 1950s, the virus paralyzed thousands of people each year. By the 1970s, because many people had the vaccine, there were fewer than 10 cases of polio in the U.S.Jun 26, 2020
What is the treatment or prevention for polio?
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 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 is poliomyelitis causes symptoms and treatment?
Paralytic syndrome
Initial signs and symptoms of paralytic polio, such as fever and headache, often mimic those of nonparalytic polio. Within a week, however, other signs and symptoms appear, including: Loss of reflexes. Severe muscle aches or weakness. Loose and floppy limbs (flaccid paralysis)Dec 1, 2020
Treatment of Polio
Prevention of Polio
Ipv Vaccine For Polio
OPV Vaccine For Polio
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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.
Medication
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…
