POLIO

Polio is a virus that may cause paralysis and is easily preventable by the polio vaccine.

CAUSES

• This virus is highly contagious, and is passed on through food and water.
• It can take 4 to 21 days before symptoms appear.

SYMPTOMS

• When a person develops paralytic polio, the symptoms are more serious. As the virus spreads through the nerves it destroys nerves that control muscles.
• The infection may be fatal if the brain and respiratory organs become affected.

TREATMENT

• Rest
• The infection may be fatal if the brain and respiratory organs become affected.