Many parents are worried about the potential impact of polio on their children's future, and whether it can be passed on to the next generation. Let's take a look at the sequelae of polio and whether it can be inherited.
Can Polio be Inherited?
Experts explain that polio is an acute disease caused by the poliovirus, which is acquired after birth and not a hereditary disease.
On the contrary, if parents have had polio, their children will develop antibodies and are less likely to get the disease.
Although polio is highly contagious, it cannot be inherited by the next generation, so parents can rest assured.
However, parents should still take preventive measures to ensure their children have a healthy childhood.
Sequelae of Polio
Polio is a severe disabling disease that causes lifelong physical disabilities in affected children.
It affects the child's life, growth, and development, causing physical deformities and serious obstacles in daily life, learning, and social integration, impacting the child's physical and mental well-being.
Prevention of Polio
1. Active Immunization
All children should receive active immunization with oral polio vaccine.
The primary immunization starts at 2 months after birth, with 3 doses administered at monthly intervals, and a booster dose at 4 years old.
Currently, in some countries, the oral polio vaccine is being replaced by inactivated polio vaccine for active immunization.
2. Passive Immunization
Children under 5 years old who have not received the vaccine and have close contact with a polio patient or have congenital immunodeficiency should receive early administration of immunoglobulin, with a dosage of 0.3-0.5ml/kg, once a day for 2 days, to prevent or alleviate symptoms.
Dietary Therapy for Polio
Recommended foods: mushrooms, Chinese yam, adzuki beans
Avoid eating: chili peppers (red, pointed, dry), ginger, garlic, onions, scallions
Dietary therapy recommendations (for reference only, please consult a doctor for specific advice)
1. Cook 15g of Gualougen powder and 50g of polished rice into porridge. Suitable for those with lung heat and body fluid damage.
2. Cook 60g of Chinese yam, 60g of coix seed, and 24g of persimmon cake until cooked, then crush the persimmon cake into the porridge. Suitable for those with lung heat and body fluid damage.
3. Boil 200g of winter melon without the skin. Suitable for those with damp-heat invasion.
4. Cook 500g of coix seed into porridge with a suitable amount of sugar. Suitable for those with damp-heat invasion.
5. Combine 200g of Chinese yam, 3g of tangerine peel, 500g of red dates, and 50g of fresh hyacinth beans. Cut the red dates and hyacinth beans into small pieces, slice the Chinese yam thinly, and shred the tangerine peel. Mix them together, make into a cake, steam for 20 minutes on high heat. Suitable for those with spleen and stomach deficiency heat.
6. Cook 30g of goji berries and 100g of polished rice into porridge. Suitable for those with liver and kidney deficiency.
