What are the symptoms of polio?

In life, many children will show symptoms of polio, which seriously endangers the health of the children. Parents need to have a clear understanding of the knowledge of polio, especially the symptoms of polio. The following will introduce to you the characteristics of polio, I hope it will be helpful to you.

The main symptoms of the prodromal stage are fever, loss of appetite, sweating, irritability and systemic hyperesthesia; poliomyelitis nausea and vomiting, headache, sore throat, constipation, diffuse abdominal pain, rhinitis, cough, pharyngeal exudate, diarrhea, etc. can also be seen, which lasts for 1 to 4 days. If the disease does not progress, it is a setback type. 1 to 6 days after the symptoms of the prodromal stage of pre-paralysis disappear, the body temperature rises again, headache, nausea, vomiting are severe, the skin becomes red, there is a temporary bladder sphincter disorder, stiffness and burning pain in the posterior neck muscles, trunk and limbs, and constipation is often present.

Tripod sign: when the patient sits up, he needs to support his body position with his hands on the bed like a tripod; the kiss knee test is positive, that is, the patient's lips cannot touch the knees when he sits up and bends his neck; the head drop sign occurs, that is, when the hand is placed under the patient's shoulder and the trunk is lifted, the head is parallel to the trunk in normal cases. If the condition stops here and the fever subsides after 3 to 5 days, it is a non-paralysis type. If the condition continues to develop, changes in key reflexes often appear 12 to 24 hours before paralysis, initially shallow reflexes, and later deep tendon reflex inhibition. Therefore, early detection of reflex changes has important clinical diagnostic value.

Through the above introduction to the characteristics of polio, it is said that for patients with polio, not only should timely treatment be carried out, but also in addition to drug treatment, it is necessary to do a good job of nursing. In this way, the right medicine can be prescribed according to the development of the disease. For patients with polio, in addition to drug treatment, other methods of auxiliary treatment must be used. Only in this way can the disease be minimized and the damage be minimized.