Please tell me the causes & symptoms of Polio. What are the precautions to be taken for the prevention & is there any treatment if affected?

. It is characterized by fever, nausea and headache.The best precaution is to take polio vaccine.The govt is so strong about against it that they have introduced the pulse polio oral vaccine for babies and little. Your doctor will prescribe medicine to treat you.Can Polio be prevented:Polio can be prevented . There is a vaccine available to prevent polio. All healthy children between the ages of six weeks and 18

Please tell me the causes & symptoms of Polio. What are the precautions to be taken for the prevention & is there any treatment if affected?

. It is characterized by fever, nausea and headache.The best precaution is to take polio vaccine.The govt is so strong about against it that they have introduced the pulse polio oral vaccine for babies and little. Your doctor will prescribe medicine to treat you.Can Polio be prevented:Polio can be prevented . There is a vaccine available to prevent polio. All healthy children between the ages of six weeks and 18

Is it really necessary to attend "pulse polio immunisation" camps, while my child is being vaccinated regularly with OPV as per the scheduled vaccination chart?

...Yes Please attend the pulse polio vaccine. This is because the regular polio vaccine in the schedule contains different strain of polio virus. The vaccine in pulse polio vaccine contains a different strain. Thus it is mandatory to attend the pulse polio camps. This will be of your childs benefit. Take care....Yes it is important if you want to stay in a polio free country....Yes it is a kust to be vaccinated

vaccination during pregnancy

is unknown, it should be avoided in pregnancy except for women who are at high risk or have a chronic illness.Oral Polio Vaccine OPV & Inactivated Polio Vaccine IPV - Neither the live-virus OPV nor the inactivated-virus IPV version of this vaccine is recommended for pregnant women. Also, the risk of getting polio in the United States is very low....hello jagganth All pregnant women are encouraged to receive

What for this "Pulse Polio Immunization"is being carried out all over the country together in addition to the normal polio vaccination?

In Pulse Polio what is pulse?

Pulse Polio is an immunization campaign established by the government of India in 1994 to eradicate poliomyelitis polio in India by vaccinating annually all children under age five against poliovirus.Here the meaning of pulse is giving polio vaccine drops PERIODICALLY I.E. ANNUALLY....PULSE means periodically and annually maintaining the synchronisation of the programm like the pulse of our body.. It can also

In Pulse Polio what is pulse?

Pulse Polio is an immunization campaign established by the government of India in 1994 to eradicate poliomyelitis polio in India by vaccinating annually all children under age five against poliovirus.Here the meaning of pulse is giving polio vaccine drops PERIODICALLY I.E. ANNUALLY....PULSE means periodically and annually maintaining the synchronisation of the programm like the pulse of our body.. It can also

Is it important to take the kid for pulse polio immunization on all the dates it is organized,what if it is given only once or twice in a year?

yes, it is important to give pulse polio immunisation though you immunise the baby as per immunisation schedule. this is because, at certain times of the year there may be polio epidemic in the community in which you live. in many children, there may not be any visible signs and symptoms, but in others, specially the unimmunised ones, it can give rise to polio. the pulse polio dates are adjusted

can anybody tell me why the word "Pulse" is used for Pulse Polio?

in my opinion pulse refers to some medication given after short period of time for treatment of the disease...it is called polio drops. now thr has been slight deviation on the name bcuz it is the immunization programme undertaken by c.govt to target the pulse of the nationlifeblood or the child under 5and eradicate it. in hindi its called jar se mitana thats why its known as pulse polio....here the pulse

Where in Borivali W is the "Pulse Polio Immunisation" camp organised, and if i miss the camp, where else can i get my child vaccinated for the same?

...In Borivili you can find the pulse Polio Immunisation camp at the jariwalla clinic at SVP rd, near Jain temple. You wont miss the vaccination as they have all days vaccination capms....incase your child misses a Polio vaccination you can visit a Primary Health Centre PHC Govt run and get those oral vaccs. for your child there....you can also go to any big hospital for the same but do make sure you get written

Which type of vaccine is used in pulse polio immunization campaign?

What is pulse Polio Immunization??

;Post-resuscitation and Initial Utility in Life saving Efforts".=Lahiri,Kolkata....Pulse Polio Immunization means intermittent polio immunization drive inthe community or region to vaccinate all susceptible children irrespective of their previous immunization status. Pulse Polio immunization helps to replace the wild virus disease causing virus by vaccine virus in community. Many countries like Brazil, Cuba and Israel have

what is OPV and IPV POLIO VACCINE?

IPV - inactivated poliovirus vaccine it was the first polio vaccine which was inactive or killed.IPV is given as a shot in the arm or leg.OPV - oral polio vaccine OPV is given as an oral liquid. OPV is no longer used in the United States, but is still given in other parts of the world where polio is common....OPV is the oral polio vaccine, IPV is the injectable polio vaccinewhich is not being used nowadays

what is immunisation ?

system to energise our inbuilt immune system in our body.Such process is called Immunisation.Example.Polio Vaccine,BCG VACCINE, TTE,DPT...Immune means fighting strength of blood vessals; immuno deficiency cause serious complications and sometimes death.Immunisation is given as an injection or, in the case of polio vaccine, taken as drops by mouth. Immunisation helps children stay healthy by preventing

Is it possible to revieve from the post-polio and be a normal fit man through treatment?

and adults should receive ... So if a child had one or more doses of the oral polio vaccine before 1st month....for more inf check www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/b hcarticles.Nsf/pages/Polioimmunisa tion the muscles in the arms, legs, chest, diaphragm and throat. Polio was eradicated in the 1950s with the introduction of the polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk. Mandatory immunization for polio is recommended