https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx en-us 2022-11-14 20:03:47 UTC 2026-03-06 22:32:47 UTC hello@padlet.com nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383573765 If a patient is suspected of having polio, immediate hospitalization is required, along with a physical exam.

Medical histories are also required, which include:
-Vaccination history
-Travel history 

Samples required to be collected for analysis:
-Stool (Polio is most commonly found here)
-throat swab
-blood
-urine
-spinal fluid

MRIs may also be required to look at the spinal cord.

]]> 2022-11-14 20:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383573765 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383601737 Polio (Poliomyelitis) is a highly infectious viral disease caused by the poliovirus which can affect the brain and spinal cord

It is EXTREMELY contagious and spreads via person to person contact, including contaminated water and food, along with physical contact. ]]> 2022-11-14 20:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383601737 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383613923 Most people who are infected will be asymptomatic.

One in four will experience flu-like symptoms, including:
-Sore Throat
-Fever
-Lethargy
-Headache
-Stomach pain and Nausea 

These symptoms will typically go away after no longer than five days.

There is a slight chance to develop more serious diseases such as: 
-Meningitis, infection of the spinal cord (Approximately 1-5% of people)
-Paralysis (Around 0.5 - 0.05%) however, about 2-10% of paralysis caused by Polio will be fatal due to the muscles of the airway being affected.

]]> 2022-11-14 20:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383613923 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383615167 Children who have recovered from paralysis can develop muscle pain, weakness or even paralysis decades into the future. This is known as "Post-Polio Syndrome".]]> 2022-11-14 20:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383615167 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383618632 2022-11-14 20:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383618632 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383619758 Polio is caused by the poliovirus.]]> 2022-11-14 20:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383619758 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383825414 There are two types of vaccines which are effective in the prevention of Polio:
-Inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV). IPV has been used only in the united states since the 2000s, often given as an injection, location depends on the patients age.
-Oral poliovirus vaccine (IOV). Used around the world.

The vaccine is an active immunization agent that works by causing the production of antibodies against poliovirus.

Other prevention methods include hygiene, such as washing hands.
Hand sanitizers will NOT kill poliovirus.

]]> 2022-11-15 00:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383825414 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383828094 Over 99% of children who get the poliovirus vaccine are protected from getting polio!]]> 2022-11-15 00:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383828094 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383830629 Credit: Khan Academy ]]> 2022-11-15 00:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383830629 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383837709 Over time, Polio has been eradicated in a growing number of countries, today, it has been completely eradicated in all but three countries!]]> 2022-11-15 00:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383837709 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383845778 2022-11-15 00:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383845778 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383855177 2022-11-15 00:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383855177 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383857477 Dr. Sunil Bahl has played part in the eradication of the polio virus in India, including future preventions of it re-appearing.]]> 2022-11-15 01:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383857477 nddobrow https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383859726 https://www.cdc.gov/polio/what-is-polio/index.htm

https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/poliovirus-vaccine-inactivated-injection-route/description/drg-20069860#:~:text=Descriptions,the%20virus%20that%20causes%20polio.

https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/sampling-sewage-tracking-polio-eradication-threat]]> 2022-11-15 01:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nddobrow/x13j7vhxr8y38xzx/wish/2383859726