Poliomyelitis is a disease that has crippled and killed hundreds of people.
What happens to the body when a person is infected with polio? A polio virus may attack the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord, causing paralysis. However, infection by a polio virus does not always result in severe illness. Some patients show only mild symptoms, such as fever, headache, sore throat, and vomiting. Symptoms may disappear after about a day. Stiffness of the neck and back develops. The muscles become weak, and movement is difficult. Pain may occur in the back and legs, especially when these parts are stretched or straightened. If paralysis develops, the person may not be able to stand or walk. Most people who develop polio do not become permanently …show more content…
It occurs when polio viruses attack the nerve cells that control the muscles of the legs, arms, trunk, diaphragm, abdomen, and pelvis.
Bulbar paralysis is the most serious form of the disease. It results from damage to the nerve cells of the brain stem. Some of these nerves control the muscles for swallowing and for moving the eyes, tongue, face, and neck. The nerves that control breathing and the circulation of body fluids may also be affected. Some polio patients suffer new symptoms about 30 years or more after the initial attack.
Respiratory poliomyelitis. Cause hard time in breathing or swallowing. Muscles in your lungs get weak and the person may need extra oxygen. People may end up finding it hard breath or eat.
After-affect .These symptoms include fatigue, muscle weakness, pain in the joints, and difficulty in breathing. Physicians are not sure what causes this condition, called post-polio syndrome.
Treatment of poliomyelitis. No drug has yet been found that can kill the polio virus or control its spread in the body. But the degree of recovery often depends on immediate medical attention and good nursing care. People with Respiratory polio may need an iron lung or oxygen tent to keep them
What happens to the body when a person is infected with polio? A polio virus may attack the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord, causing paralysis. However, infection by a polio virus does not always result in severe illness. Some patients show only mild symptoms, such as fever, headache, sore throat, and vomiting. Symptoms may disappear after about a day. Stiffness of the neck and back develops. The muscles become weak, and movement is difficult. Pain may occur in the back and legs, especially when these parts are stretched or straightened. If paralysis develops, the person may not be able to stand or walk. Most people who develop polio do not become permanently …show more content…
It occurs when polio viruses attack the nerve cells that control the muscles of the legs, arms, trunk, diaphragm, abdomen, and pelvis.
Bulbar paralysis is the most serious form of the disease. It results from damage to the nerve cells of the brain stem. Some of these nerves control the muscles for swallowing and for moving the eyes, tongue, face, and neck. The nerves that control breathing and the circulation of body fluids may also be affected. Some polio patients suffer new symptoms about 30 years or more after the initial attack.
Respiratory poliomyelitis. Cause hard time in breathing or swallowing. Muscles in your lungs get weak and the person may need extra oxygen. People may end up finding it hard breath or eat.
After-affect .These symptoms include fatigue, muscle weakness, pain in the joints, and difficulty in breathing. Physicians are not sure what causes this condition, called post-polio syndrome.
Treatment of poliomyelitis. No drug has yet been found that can kill the polio virus or control its spread in the body. But the degree of recovery often depends on immediate medical attention and good nursing care. People with Respiratory polio may need an iron lung or oxygen tent to keep them