Once your doctor analyzes your symptoms and medical history, he or she will perform a physical examination to establish the diagnosis. However, you may be asked for a throat secretions, stool, or cerebrospinal fluid sample to confirm the presence of the polio virus.
As it is a viral condition, there is no cure or specific therapy, but it is usually treated with painkillers, portable ventilators, and physical therapy to prevent muscle and bone deformity.
Prevention:
The best way to avoid this disease, which in extreme cases can affect areas of the nervous system and the brain that control movement and breathing, among other vital functions, is the correct application of the vaccine. However, like any vaccine, it can cause allergic reactions, such as:
- Weakness.
- Difficulty breathing.
- Dizziness.
- Cough.
- Accelerated heart rate.
- Urticaria.
If you or your child have any of these symptoms, go immediately to the ABC Medical Center Emergency Room.
In ABC Medical Center’s Internal Medicine Department, we offer health care services with the highest quality and safety, from the prevention, diagnosis, timely treatment, and monitoring of infectious, respiratory, endocrinological, dermatological, rheumatic, nephrological, gastrointestinal, and hematological pathologies of both chronic-degenerative diseases and acute conditions, through a comprehensive and multidisciplinary model.
