Polio Polio

By: Kaila Wilson and Michelle

By: Kaila Wilson and Michelle

HaynesHaynes

Signs and Signs and

Symptom

sSym

ptoms

Non paralytic Non paralytic

› FeverFever

› Sore throatSore throat

› Headache Headache

› VomitingVomiting

› FatigueFatigue

› Pain or Pain or stiffness of stiffness of

the back, the back,

neck, or neck, or

limbslimbs

› Muscle Muscle spasms or spasms or

tendernesstenderness

› MeningitisMeningitis

ParalyticParalytic

› Loss of Loss of reflexesreflexes

› Severe Severe muscles muscles

spasms or spasms or

achesaches

› Loose and Loose and

floppy limbsfloppy limbs

BulbarBulbar

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Rate

Morta

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Rate

Post polio Syndrome

Post polio Syndrome Sleeping problems

Sleeping problems Breathing difficulties

Breathing difficulties Swallowing problems

Swallowing problems Unaccustomed fatigue

Unaccustomed fatigue Mortality Rate

Mortality Rate Depends on age group.

Depends on age group. Overall 5-10% of patients

Overall 5-10% of patients diedie

Epid

emio

logy

Epid

emio

logy

Takes the fecal-oral

Takes the fecal-oral routerouteCan be found in lakes,

Can be found in lakes, rivers, and streams

rivers, and streams Virus infects the gut

Virus infects the gut mucosamucosa

Salk

VS. S

abin

Salk

VS. S

abin

Individuals were

Individuals were skeptical about using

skeptical about using Sabin’s vaccine Sabin’s vaccine Said to cause polio

Said to cause polio Salk’s vaccine

Salk’s vaccine prevailedprevailed Now officially endorsed

Now officially endorsed by WHO.by WHO.

Polio

: 60

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As of 2010, polio is

As of 2010, polio is only in 4 countries

only in 4 countrieso Afghanistan Afghanistan o IndiaIndiao NigeriaNigeriao Pakistan

PakistanWHO has 4 strategies

WHO has 4 strategies for eradicating polio

for eradicating polio

Wor

ks C

ited

Wor

ks C

ited http://www.who.int/me

diacentre/factsheets/fs114/en/http://www.dosomethi

ng.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-polio http://http://archives.cbc.ca/

archives.cbc.ca/health/public_health/

health/public_health/clips/2004/clips/2004/

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