Here's what you need to know about polio symptoms, vaccination, and transmission.
In most cases, people who have polio do not experience symptoms or even realize they are infected. Others will experience flu-like symptoms for up to 10 days., symptoms may include: fever, sore throat, headache, pain or stiffness in the arms and legs, muscle weakness, vomiting, back or neck pain and stiffness, and fatigue.
In rare cases, people will develop paralytic polio, which can lead to permanent or temporary paralysis, disability, bone deformities, and death. In the care of paralytic polio, patients will experience the same flu-like symptoms as non-paralytic polio, in addition to loss of reflexes, severe muscle aches or weakness, and flaccid paralysis .Polio was declared eliminated in the US in 1979 after decades-long vaccination efforts.
. And it can also"contaminate food and water in unsanitary conditions." An infected person can spread the virus within 2 weeks before and after symptoms arise. Infected people who are asymptomatic can also pass along the virus.There is no cure for polio— the only way to prevent contracting it is through vaccination, says Dr. Adalja.
In the United States, there is only one vaccine currently in use: Inactivated polio vaccine , given via a shot in the arm or leg."It is a universal vaccine and is highly effective," Dr. Adalja says. Thechildren get the vaccine as part of routine childhood vaccinations. Currently, there are four doses of the polio vaccine, given at 2 months, 4 months, 6-18 months, and 4-6 years of age.
If adults did not get any or all of the four polio vaccination doses, they may not be properly protected against polio. In this case, the CDC states that adults without complete vaccination should get IPV or complete their IPV doses.
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