What is the cause of polio?

After suffering from polio, many parents are not clear about the cause of polio. In fact, polio attacks are caused by poliomyelitis virus infection, which causes the degeneration of neuron cells. Eventually, the muscles atrophy without the control of neuron cells. At the same time, bones, fat, and tendons will also atrophy accordingly. Let us introduce in detail the causes of polio.

Generally speaking, newborn babies obtain immunity from their mothers and will not develop the disease, but the child's resistance level will gradually decrease after a few months, so polio mainly targets children aged 1 to 6 years old. The most common clinical manifestations are fever, physical weakness, and even severe pain, which may eventually lead to partial or varying degrees of slow paralysis.

So what are the real causes of polio attacks? First, the infectious pathogen, the polio virus, which is the most important cause of polio, is mostly in the child's brain. This virus generally attaches to water, milk and feces, and can survive for several years even at ultra-low temperatures. It is mainly transmitted through the oral cavity. Children's daily necessities, dolls, building blocks, or water and food that have been contaminated by the virus will serve as a medium to increase the reproduction of children's tonsils or digestive tracts. After the white blood cells in the body fail, they continue to struggle, thus flowing into the blood and entering the central nervous system. Second, children come into contact with patients who are already virus carriers, especially those without obvious characteristics. Infected children may excrete through the nose, throat or feces. The transmission time is as short as about one month, and the elderly may be more than 4 times that.

As an acute infectious disease that endangers children's health, young people who have just become parents should pay enough attention to it. They should not only pay attention to the contact between their children and patients who may carry infectious pathogens, but also frequently disinfect and clean their children's daily necessities and toys. Let the children grow up healthily and have a better life!

Do you understand the causes of polio through the above introduction? We would like to remind everyone that if you suffer from polio, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. For the health of your child, do not seek medical treatment blindly to avoid delaying your child's illness.