Poliomyelitis Mind Map

Poliomyelitis Mind Map

1. Causative Organism

   • Poliovirus

2. Controls & Prevention

   • Routine Immunisation with polio vaccine
     • Inactivated
     • Live Attenuated

3. Incubation Period

   • 7 to 21 days

4. Signs & Symptoms

   • Short term
     • Headaches
     • Nausea
     • Abdominal pain
     • Aching muscles
     • High Temperature
   • Long Term
     • Deformities
     • Muscle weakness
     • Muscle shrinkage
     • Tight joints
     • Paralysis

5. Period of Communicability

   • 7 to 10 days before and after the onset of symptoms
     • Can be shed in the stool from 3 to 6 weeks.

6. Mode of Transmission

   • Faecal-Oral / Oral-Oral