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

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  • Epidemic
    Poliomyelitis: Basic signs
  • Treatment
    Epidemic polio

  • Epidemic poliomyelitis
    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

    Treatment of 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.

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