How old should polio sugar pills be

summary

Poliomyelitis is an acute infectious disease caused by poliovirus, which seriously endangers children's health. Poliovirus is a neurophilic virus. It mainly invades the motor neurons of the central nervous system, and mainly damages the motor neurons in the anterior horn of the spinal cord. Most of the patients are children aged 1 to 6 years old. The main symptoms are fever, general discomfort, severe limb pain, irregular distribution and varying degrees of tardy paralysis, commonly known as poliomyelitis. So how old should polio sugar pills be? Let's see.

How old should polio sugar pills be

1. Active immunization: all children should be immunized with oral live attenuated poliomyelitis vaccine. The basic immunization started from 2 months after birth, three doses were taken continuously, with an interval of 1 month. The immunization was strengthened once at the age of 4. At present, inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine is gradually used to replace oral poliomyelitis attenuated vaccine for active immunization in the world, and there are also trials in China.

2. Children under 5 years old and children with congenital immunodeficiency who are in close contact with patients without taking vaccine should be given immunoglobulin as early as possible, 0.3-0.5ml/kg once a day for 2 days, which can prevent the onset of disease or relieve symptoms.

When poliomyelitis presents typical paralysis symptoms, the diagnosis is not difficult. Be vaccinated on time.

matters needing attention

1. Bedridden patients stay in bed until fever subsides for one week, isolated for 40 days, and then avoid physical activity for at least 2 weeks. When lying in bed, the pedal is used to make the foot and calf have a correct angle, which is conducive to functional recovery. 2. Antipyretic analgesics and sedatives can be used to relieve muscle spasm, discomfort and pain;