Symptoms of polio patients

Severe polio can cause paralysis in children. If the symptoms can be detected early and treated early, the chance of paralysis in children can be reduced and it is more likely to help children correct their deformities. So, what are the symptoms of polio patients? Understanding the symptoms of polio can help patients recover better.

Symptoms of polio

1. Mild poliomyelitis mainly occurs in children. The clinical manifestations are mild and the central nervous system is not affected. Symptoms such as mild fever, malaise, headache, sore throat and vomiting appear 3 to 5 days after exposure to the pathogen of poliomyelitis. Generally, the symptoms recover within 24 to 72 hours. This is one of the symptoms of poliomyelitis.

Second, severe cases often stabilize for a few days after the mild course, and then suddenly develop. The symptoms of polio are more common in the absence of prodromal symptoms, especially in older children and adults. The incubation period of polio is generally 7 to 14 days, occasionally longer. After the onset of fever, severe headache, stiff neck and back, deep muscle pain, sometimes polio patients may have hyperesthesia and paresthesia. In the acute stage, the symptoms of polio may include urinary retention and muscle spasms, and the disappearance of deep tendon reflexes. It may not progress further, but it may also disappear deep tendon reflexes, asymmetric muscle weakness or paralysis, which mainly depends on the location of spinal cord or medulla oblongata damage.

Through the experts' detailed description of the symptoms of polio patients, everyone should pay attention to it. If there are children with polio around you, you should seek treatment as soon as possible. Do not delay the best treatment period.