How to prevent and care for polio

The polio we often talk about is also known as "poliomyelitis" in medicine. The disease is caused by the infection of the motor neurons of the central nervous system with viruses, which causes damage to the patient's motor neurons and symptoms such as fever, general discomfort or spastic paralysis. So how to prevent and care for polio? I hope the introduction below can help everyone.

Take polio vaccine. my country currently uses a mixed sugar pill vaccine of type I, II, and III, which is made of attenuated polio virus. Susceptible children aged 2 months to 7 years are the main vaccine recipients, but children of other ages and susceptible adults should also be vaccinated. Large-scale vaccination should be carried out in winter and spring, starting from 2 months after birth. Do not take it with hot water to avoid inactivating the virus in the vaccine and making it ineffective.

Pay attention to children's daily food hygiene. In daily life, cultivate children's good habits of washing hands before meals and after defecation, and not eating unclean food. Usually pay attention to the disinfection of children's clothes, bed sheets, toys, supplies and tableware. It is best to boil them for 15 minutes or expose them to sunlight for two hours.

Maintaining good environmental hygiene and eliminating flies is also a very important aspect of cutting off the source of infection. Properly arranging children's rest and nutrition, avoiding excessive fatigue and cold, can enhance children's resistance to disease.

After reading the introduction of the article, I believe we can understand how to prevent and care for polio, and how to treat polio. Severe polio may lead to paralysis, so early detection and early treatment are necessary. In addition to treatment, rehabilitation massage care should be provided to relieve the symptoms of the disease as soon as possible.