Epidemic poliomyelitis in children: the main signs and methods of treatment

Epidemic poliomyelitis (children's spinal paralysis) today is extremely rare. But single cases of infection in unauthorized children are still observed, so parents need to know how it is also dangerous.

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Epidemic
polio — This infectious disease characterized by defeat
polyovirus substance of the spinal cord, CNS, leading to paralysis and paresis.
Through the gastrointestinal tract, household items or nutrition food virus
penetrates the body, causing the defeat of the central nervous system, spinal
brain and complicating motor disorders.

Epidemic
Poliomyelitis: Basic signs

The incubation period in epidemic polio lasts up to 10-14
Days. The disease occurs in several stages. As a rule, in the initial stage
The child suffers from fever, chair disorders, lobs in muscles. Maybe
Headache, catarrhal phenomena, decline in activity, cramps,
Pain in the spine, hands and legs.

With non-appearances of medical care
The disease goes into another stage (paralytic), in which they develop
Pares and paralysis. Amazed, as a rule, limbs, a few weeks later
Diseases arise muscle atrophy, contractures. As a result of development
Osteomyelitis legs are shortened, spine twisted, children become
disabled and can not lead a normal lifestyle. Because of the paralysis of the respiratory
musculatures they can even die.

The survivors remain
disabled for life. With timely detection of pathology
Avoid the development of such serious complications. Sometimes infected polyivirus
people become his carrier, but they themselves recover, not suffering from paralymps,
paresis and pronounced mobility disorders.

Treatment
Epidemic polio

Children's poliomyelit ruined hundreds
people around the world, many of the survivors forever remained disabled.
The only reliable means of prevention is vaccination. Sickness
Children should be hospitalized into an infectious department. For treatment
Poliomyelitis use:

• Anesthetics,
  Anti-inflammatory means.
• Physiotherapeutic
  procedures.
• Resuscitation
  Events (with the appearance of spasm of breathing muscles).
• Vitamin
  Preparations.

Victims must
adhere to strict beddown. They are placed on tough
Surfaces, spend special orthopedic exercises, carefully follow
For their state. During the rehabilitation period, special attention is paid to therapeutic
gymnastics, massage sessions and classes with orthoped. For status normalization
Child use physiotherapeutic procedures (electrostimulation, mud
Baths, UHF). Such children are necessarily recommended sanatorium-resort treatment.
For the correction of contractures and deformations of the limbs can be used
surgery.