What impact has polio on people?

Answer 1

I have answered this question as the impact of the illness on the physical health of the person who has contracted it, based on information provided from the Health and wellness Resource Centre database. Other resources are available on the web at:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/

World Health Organization (WHO) 2 http://www.who.int/ (http://www.who.int/)

There are two forms of polio illness:

Minor poliomyelitis (also called abortive poliomyelitis), which occurs primarily in young children, is the most common of the two. The illness is mild, and the brain and spinal cord are not affected. Symptoms appear three to five days after exposure to the virus and include slight fever, headache, sore throat, vomiting, lack of appetite, and a general feeling of illness and discomfort.

Major poliomyelitis (also called paralytic and non paralytic polio) is a more severe illness that develops approximately 7 to 14 days after exposure to the virus. Symptoms include fever, severe headache, stiff neck and back, and deep muscle pain. Some people experience temporary abnormalities of skin sensation. Muscle spasms and a tendency to retain urine are common. Muscle weakness and paralysis may develop rapidly or gradually during the time fevers are occurring, but paralysis does not continue to get worse afterwards. The disease most commonly affects the muscles of the legs, but the areas affected depend on what portion of the spinal cord is damaged and can include the arms, abdominal muscles, chest, neck and throat muscles. Respiratory failure occurs if the virus infects the nerves in the spinal cord that control the respiratory muscles of the chest or the parts of the brain involved in respiration.

Recovery from minor polio occurs in about three days. The fever and other symptoms of major polio can go away within days, but paralysis can be permanent. Some muscle function may return during the first six months after the acute illness, and improvement can continue for two years.

People with minor illness and nonparalytic forms of polio recover completely, and most people with major illness who were paralyzed also recover completely. Less than 25% of people with polioare disabled for life.

Even though you can recover completely from polio symptoms, poliodoes leave behind some damage. As you age, your nervous system may become less able to compensate for the damage that polio has caused, so symptoms may gradually reappear. If this occurs, it can happen 15 or 30 years after the polio infection was active. Recurring symptoms from polio are called post-poliosyndrome.

* This information about Polio was obtained from the Health and Wellness Resource Centre. This is a database that can be accessed through some Public library services for free. For further information contact your local library.

Answer 2

leg deformation and braind damage

Answer 3

paralise