What is polio ? and Now attacking polio like disease (AFM) in America

What is polio ? and Now attacking polio like disease (AFM) in America

1. Definitions

What is polio?

Polio is an infectious disease and can cause paralysis. Haven't found a cure, but a safe and effective vaccine can help overcome polio. Therefore, the most effective strategy for wiping out polio prevention is done by administering the vaccine to every child immunization to stop the spread of the virus in bulk. More and more people in vaccination, the less chance the virus to be spread.

What are the signs and polio symptoms?

Most of the people who contracted the poliovirus (approx. 72 compared to 100) will not exhibit signs and symptoms of any kind.

1 in 4 people infected will show signs and symptoms are similar to regular flu, which includes:

• A sore throat
• Fever
• Was exhausted
• Nausea
• A headache
• Abdominal pain

Signs and symptoms usually last a 2-5 day and disappear by itself.

2. how to cope with it

What should I do?

Contact your doctor immediately if you think you contracted polio.

When should I see a doctor?

Contact your doctor immediately if you think you contracted polio.

3. Prevention

Polio like disease vaccine will protect your child by preparing their immune system to fight the virus. Almost all children (99 out of a 100) who get the vaccine will be protected from polio. There are two types of preventive vaccines inactivated poliovirus: polio vaccine (IPV) and oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV).

As a protective vaccine polio, IPV is given in injection in the arm or leg, and dosing will be based on the age of the recipients of the vaccine. Administering the polio vaccine can be coupled with other vaccine immunization. Most people receive the polio vaccine in childhood. Small children will get 4 doses of IPV in the following periods: ages 2 months, 4 months, 6-18 months, and advanced dosage while children aged 4-6 years.

Some people are not allowed or required waiting for IPV.

Who should not get IPV are:

• ·         People with a deadly allergy against the composition of the supporters of the IPV, including the antibiotic neomycin, streptomycin, polymyxin B or notify your doctor if you have severe allergies.
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• ·         People who demonstrate severe allergic reactions against the polio vaccine are not recommended to receive the polio vaccine in the next

The required waiting:

• ·         People who have mild to moderate allergies by the time vaccination should wait until an allergic reaction completely disappeared before receiving the vaccine
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• ·         Ask your doctor about more information

Now attacking polio like disease in America

U.S. health officials are investigating a mysterious polio epidemics (polio like disease) that mysterious causes weakness in one or more limbs. Rare diseases-myelitis acute flaccid, or AFM-have made a sick 62 people, mostly children, in 22 countries so far this year and suspected in 65 cases again, the Center for disease control and prevention announced U.S. October 16.

Starting with the first 120 cases that brought national attention to this disease in the year 2014, almost 400 cases have been confirmed in the United States. So far, the CDC cannot find out what caused the outbreak.  Nancy Messonnier, Director of the Center for Immunization and Respiratory  Diseases for the CDC in Atlanta, said in a news.  "It is a mystery, & We have yet to get it done."

Although the disease is frightening, less than one out of a million people in the United States get AFM each year, based on CDC data collected since 2014. "Parents need to know that the fleksid very rare acute myelitis, even with an increase in the cases we see today," he said. However, the CDC recommends that patients who develop sudden weakness in an arm or leg they seek medical care immediately.

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