What are the symptoms of polio?

Polio is an acute infectious disease with a very high incidence rate, which brings great distress to patients and their families. Especially diseases like polio are a disease that many parents are very vigilant about. Below we will introduce in detail the symptoms of polio. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

1. The symptoms of mild polio mainly occur in children. Clinically, the symptoms of polio are mild and the central nervous system is not affected. Symptoms such as mild fever, malaise, headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation appear 3 to 5 days after exposure to the pathogen, and generally recover within 24 to 72 hours. Flu-like symptoms also appear. The symptoms of polio last for 1 to 3 days and recover on their own.

2. The symptoms of severe polio are that there are no prodromal symptoms, especially in older children and adults. The incubation period of polio is generally 7 to 14 days, but occasionally it can be longer.

3. Symptoms of polio include fever, severe headache, stiff neck and back, deep muscle pain, and sometimes hyperesthesia and paresthesia. In the acute stage of polio, urinary retention and muscle spasms occur, and deep tendon reflexes disappear. It may not progress further, but deep tendon reflexes may disappear, and asymmetric muscle weakness or paralysis may also occur. The symptoms of polio mainly depend on the location of spinal cord or medulla oblongata damage.

The article talks about the symptoms of polio. Through the above symptoms of polio, we should pay attention to children's behavior in daily life. If there is any abnormal situation, we should go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying the disease.