What are the symptoms of polio?

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Polio is caused by poliovirus infection. What are the symptoms of polio? Now let's take a look.

What are the symptoms of polio?

The main symptoms were fever, loss of appetite, sweating, irritability and general hypersensitivity; Nausea, vomiting, headache, sore throat, constipation, diffuse abdominal pain, rhinitis, cough, pharyngeal exudate, diarrhea, etc. can also be seen, lasting for 1-4 days. If the disease does not develop, it is a setback type.

Most of the patients entered this stage from prodromal stage, and a few patients entered this stage with fever several days after the disappearance of prodromal symptoms, or they could start from this stage without prodromal symptoms. Children with high fever, headache, neck and back, limb pain, activity or change position aggravation. At the same time, there were hyperhidrosis, redness of skin, restlessness and other excited states, and positive signs of meningeal stimulation.

Paralytic period is generally in 2 ~ 7 days after onset or 1 ~ 2 days after fever appear asymmetric muscle weakness or delayed paralysis, and because of fever and lead to aggravation of the disease.

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This type is the most common. The symptoms include flaccid paralysis, asymmetry, disappearance of tendon reflex and hypotonia. The lower limbs and large muscle groups are more likely to be involved than the upper limbs and small muscle groups. However, only a single muscle group is involved or all limbs are paralyzed. For example, when the neck and back muscles, diaphragm and intercostal muscles are involved, there are some manifestations such as difficulty in combing hair and sitting up, dyspnea, contradictory breathing, etc.