What are the diagnostic criteria for polio?

Polio is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Because the disease mainly changes in the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord and the motor nerves of the brain stem, it is medically called poliomyelitis. This disease can cause muscle weakness and partial limb paralysis. Because it often occurs in children, it is also called "infant paralysis." So what are the diagnostic bases for polio? Let's introduce it to you in detail below.

(1) There are polio patients in the surrounding population.

(2) Symptoms of polio, such as fever, limb pain, limb paralysis, etc.

(3) Limb paralysis is characterized by flaccid paralysis (i.e., the limbs become loose and weak), muscle atrophy, and thinning of the limbs.

(4) The child has normal intelligence and normal bowel and bladder functions.

(5) The child was normal at birth, but developed limb paralysis due to fever after 6 months of age.

(6) There are various forms of limb paralysis and deformity, and the degree of lesions in the limbs is asymmetrical; the affected limbs feel cold due to poor blood circulation, but the sensation is normal.

The polio virus is mainly excreted from the feces of the patient, and the detoxification period is very long, up to 5-6 weeks or even longer. The main transmission routes are through pollution sources, food, hands, flies, etc., and then through the digestive tract. After the virus invades the body, it enters the lymph nodes and blood circulation from the throat, and then invades the spinal cord, brain, and nervous system, making people sick.

Through the above understanding, we know what are the diagnostic bases of polio. I hope the above information can effectively help you solve the problem. I wish you a happy life. Warmly remind everyone that if you have polio, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. Don't blindly seek medical treatment to avoid delaying the child's condition.