POLIOMYELITISJOHNSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

AMBER TERHUNE, RN, BSN, HEALTH EDUCATOR

OCTOBER 2018

WHAT IT IS

Channels Television. Polio: Sokoto Govt. Vaccinates 1.8m Children in November, 19 Nov. 2016. https://www.channelstv.com/2016/11/19/polio-

sokoto-govt-vaccinates-1-8m-children-in-november/

POLIO

• A highly infectious

viral infection

attacking nervous

system

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STATISTICS

PRE-VACCINE ERA:

• More than 15,000 paralysis

cases in US each year

• Eradicated in US in 1979

• More than 99% worldwide

decline in reported cases since

1988

CDC. Global Health: Our Progress Against Polio, 3 Nov. 2017. https://www.cdc.gov/polio/progress/index.htm

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POST-VACCINE ERA:

HOW IT IS SPREAD

QS Study. Polio: Disease Overview, n.d. https://www.qsstudy.com/medical/poli

o-disease-overview

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SYMPTOMS

Colby, Diana. Pinterest. Discover Ideas About Polio Eradication, n.d. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/393783561140911742/

Disabled World. Polio Outbreak in Syria a Threat to Europe, 18 Nov. 2013. https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/polio-syria.php

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DIAGNOSIS

Ontakrai, Jarun. Shutterstock. Blood Sample Positive with Polio Virus, n.d. https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/blood-sample-positive-polio-virus-336339407

• Physical exam

• Medical history

• Travel history

• Lab tests:

• Feces

• Throat

• Blood

• CSF6

TREATMENT

IRON LUNG

• No cure

• Ease symptoms

Smith, Amanda. Polio: Forgotten But Not Gone, 17 Feb. 2016. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/b

odysphere/polio-forgotten-but-not-gone/7177746

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HIGH RISK

Mesothelioma Help. Polio Virus Treatment Success in Brain Cancer Trial, 23 May 2016. https://www.mesotheliomahelp.org/polio-

virus-treatment-success-in-brain-cancer-trial-70373/

CONTRACTING:

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• Unvaccinated

• Travel to area with polio

• Lab workers handling virus

• Pregnant women

• Immunocompromised

• Children younger than 5

COMPLICATIONS:

Health Enews. CDC Recommends Whooping Cough Vaccine for Pregnant Women, 31 Jan. 2013. https://www.ahchealthenews.com/2013/01/31/cdc-

recommends-whooping-cough-vaccine-for-pregnant-women/

COMPLICATIONS

Ganga. Medindia. Poliomyelitis-About, 18 Nov. 2016. https://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/poliomyelitis.htm

Disabled World. Polio Outbreak in Syria a Threat to Europe, 18 Nov. 2013. https://www.disabled-

world.com/disability/emergency/advisories/polio-syria.php9

Post-Polio Syndrome

WHEN TO SEE A DOCTOR

CDC. Global Health: Polio: For Travelers, 28 Nov. 2017. https://www.cdc.gov/polio/us/travelers.html

• Before travel

• Symptoms of post-polio

syndrome after previous

polio infection

• Exposed/potentially

exposed and:

• Susceptible

• Symptomatic10

CDC. For Parents: Vaccines for Your Children: Polio

and the Vaccine (Shot) to Prevent it, 10 Nov. 2014.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/diseases/c

hild/polio.html

PREVENTION

Catania, MD, Victor. WikiHow. How to Protect Yourself From Infectious Diseases, n.d. https://www.wikihow.com/Protect-Yourself-from-Infectious-Diseases

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REFERENCES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “What is Polio?” CDC.gov, 25 Jul. 2017.

https://www.cdc.gov/polio/about/. Accessed 2 Oct. 2018.

Indiana State Department of Health. “Quick Facts: Polio (Poliomyelitis).” ISDH.IN.gov, 1 Aug. 2017.

https://www.in.gov/isdh/files/2017QuickFact_Polio.pdf. Accessed 2 Oct. 2018.

Johnson, Shannon. “Polio.” Healthline.com, 10 Oct. 2016. https://www.healthline.com/health/poliomyelitis.

Accessed 2 Oct. 2018.

Mayo Clinic. “Polio.” MayoClinic.org, 9 Dec. 2017. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-

conditions/polio/symptoms-causes/syc-20376512. Accessed 2 Oct. 2018.

World Health Organization. “Poliomyelitis (Polio).” WHO.int, 2018.

http://www.who.int/topics/poliomyelitis/en/. Accessed 2 Oct. 2018.

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