patient consultation report for polio

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Does polio need to be reported?

If you suspect polio: Promptly isolate the patient to avoid disease transmission. Immediately report the suspected case to the health department. A confirmed paralytic poliomyelitis case needs to be reported to CDC within 4 hours of meeting notification criteria.

How do you assess for polio?

Poliovirus can be detected in specimens from the throat, feces (stool), and occasionally cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by isolating the virus in cell culture or by detecting the virus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). CDC laboratories conduct testing for poliovirus, including: Culture.

How does a person contact polio?

Polio is spread when the stool of an infected person is introduced into the mouth of another person through contaminated water or food (fecal-oral transmission). Oral-oral transmission by way of an infected person's saliva may account for some cases.

Is polio a reportable disease?

Paralytic polio has been classified as “Immediately notifiable, Extremely Urgent,” which requires that local and state health departments contact CDC within 4 hours (Emergency Operations Center, 770-488-7100).

What is the key symptom of polio?

Paralysis is the most severe symptom associated with polio, because it can lead to permanent disability and death. Between 2 and 10 out of 100 people who have paralysis from poliovirus infection die, because the virus affects the muscles that help them breathe.

What are the 3 types of polio?

There are three wild types of poliovirus (WPV) – type 1, type 2, and type 3. People need to be protected against all three types of the virus in order to prevent polio disease and the polio vaccination is the best protection.

Who is most at risk for polio?

Polio (poliomyelitis) mainly affects children under 5 years of age. 1 in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis. Among those paralysed, 5% to 10% die when their breathing muscles become immobilized.

What is polio called now?

According to the World Health Organization, only 22 cases of polio were reported worldwide in 2017. However, recent reports of children exhibiting a polio-like paralytic condition has sent health officials and researchers scrambling for answers. The condition is called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM.

How can you prevent the spread of polio?

Polio can be prevented by immunizing a child with approrpiate vaccination. There are currently two effective polio vaccines, the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) and the live attenuated oral polio vaccine (OPV).

What is the process for reporting notifiable diseases?

They must:Complete a notification form immediately on diagnosis of a suspected notifiable disease. ... Send the form securely to the proper officer within three days, or notify them verbally within 24 hours if the case is urgent.

What diseases do doctors have to report?

Healthcare Provider Reportable DiseasesAnthrax, human or animal.Botulism (Infant, Foodborne, Wound, Other)Brucellosis, human.Cholera.Ciguatera Fish Poisoning.Dengue Virus Infection.Diphtheria.Domoic Acid Poisoning (Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning)More items...

What makes a disease reportable?

Mandatory written reporting: A report of the disease must be made in writing. Examples are gonorrhea and salmonellosis. Mandatory reporting by telephone: The provider must make a report by phone. Examples are rubeola (measles) and pertussis (whooping cough).

What Is poliomyelitis?

Pathophysiology

Statistics and Incidences

Etiology

Clinical Manifestations

• Doctors often recognize polio by symptoms, such as neck and back stiffness, abnormal reflexes, and difficulty swallowing and breathing. To confirm the diagnosis, a sample of throat secretions, stool or a colorless fluid that surrounds your brain and spinal cord (cerebrospinal fluid) is checked for poliovirus.

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Assessment and Diagnostic Findings

Medical Management

Practice Quiz: Poliomyelitis

References

• Poliovirus is an RNA virus that is transmitted through the oral-fecal route or by ingestion of contaminated water. 1. Three serotypes are able to cause human infection. 2. The incubation period for poliovirus is 5 to 35 days. 3. The viral particles initially replicate in the nasopharynx and GI tract and then invade lymphoid tissues, with subsequent...

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