WHAT IS POLIO (POLYOMYELITIS)? IS THERE A CURE FOR POLIO?

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WHAT IS POLIO? WHAT ARE SYMPTOMS? IS THERE A CURE?

Polio is an infectious infectious disease seen worldwide. Polio, which negatively affects the social life of the child and causes permanent damage to the body, is a very serious disease. So what is polio? What are the symptoms? Is there a cure for polio? Here are the unknowns about polio…

Polio, one of the diseases that parents fear most in the world, is being investigated by parents. What is polio, the disease that is even likely to lead to death? What are the symptoms? Is there a cure for polio? Here’s what’s curious about polio in our news section…

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WHAT IS POLIO (POLIOMYELITIS)?

Polio is an infectious disease caused by the polio virus. The virus affects the spinal cord and brain stem. It’s an infectious disease. Although the majority of cases of polio virus infection are harmless, if the virus reaches the brain or spinal cord, it can cause paralysis or even death. 20. by the middle of the century, polio virus infections had reached epidemic proportions. Currently, the danger of polio has been significantly reduced in many parts of the world thanks to vaccines. In 1999, one of the three species of polio virus was completely destroyed

In one out of every 200 cases, the virus, a disease agent, passes into the spinal cord, destroying the nerve cells that enable the movement of muscles there. This destruction will be permanent. Because new cells cannot replace nerve cells, the affected muscles cannot work, and the disease causes lifelong strokes.

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HOW IS POLIO TRANSMITTED?

The virus is transmitted from one child to another through contaminated food and water feces, especially in areas where hygiene conditions are poor. It is more common in children under 15 years of age, especially in children under 5 years of age. But polio can also be seen in adults.

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POLIO SYMPTOMS

Most people infected with poliovirus (72 out of about 100 people) have no symptoms. About 1 in 4 people with poliovirus infection experience flu-like symptoms as,

Throat ache

Fire

Tiredness

Nausea

Headache

Abdominal pain

In most cases, symptoms disappear within 2 to 5 days. But in rare cases, permanent loss of novelistic function can occur in the legs and rarely in the arms due to infection affecting the brain. Or death can occur with loss of respiratory function as a result of muscle retention in the trunk and chest novices. In 1 in 200 cases, it can usually cause irreversible paralysis in the legs. Paralysis can cause 5-10% death if it holds the respiratory muscles.

Even children who appear to have fully recovered may experience novelization of muscle pain, weakness, or paralysis as adults after 15 to 40 years. It’s called post-polio syndrome.

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POLIO TREATMENT

Polio has no cure. The best method is to prevent the disease through vaccination. It is important that individuals have a routine and up-to-date polio vaccine line. In addition, for adults, a lifetime dose of the vaccine should be re-administered 4 weeks before trips to countries where the disease is common.

There are two types of polio vaccine,

Oral poliomyelitis vaccine (OPV): it is a live vaccine and its protection is 90-95%.

Inactive poliomyelitis vaccine (IPV): administered Novally. The protection of the vaccine is 95%.
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President of Organ Transplant Center at MedicalPark Hospital Antalya

Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.

Physician's Resume:

Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.

Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.

In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.

Awards:

Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.

Certificates:

Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .

Professional Members:

American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.

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Medically Reviewed by Professor Doctor Alper Demirbaş
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