Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 22nd Edition | Poliomyelitis caused by poliovirus (enterovirus, serotypes 1-3). Transmission: fecal-oral. Most infections asymptomatic (90-95%). Clinical spectrum: abortive poliomyelitis (nonspecific febrile illness), nonparalytic poliomyelitis (aseptic meningitis), paralytic poliomyelitis (spinal, bulbar, bulbospinal). Diagnosis: stool PCR, culture. Prevention: inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) – routine in US. Oral polio vaccine (OPV) used in eradication campaigns. Treatment: supportive care, rehabilitation. Post-polio syndrome.
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