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Does Polio Stunt Growth

Premium Questions

Dr. Hema Yadav MD

regular polio vaccination? how many doses of pulse-polio drop is required, in anybody's life? one time pulse-polio drop is enough for a child or everytime a child has to be administrered... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hema Yadav ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Neeraj Kumar MD

I had a very light case of polio when I was eight years old. with fatigue but no weakness in extremities. Now at age 73 I ve been diagnosed with post-polio syndrome and one leg is weak and painful. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neeraj Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Diptanshu Das MD

Hi doctor I missed the second dose of polio yesterday, I gave her polio drops in XXXXXXX I am worried pls suggest ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diptanshu Das ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

Is it safe for a 70 year old man with post polio syndrome to have steroid shots in his shoulder? He read somewhere that steroids may affect the axions and worsen the affect of polio. This shoulder was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty MD

Hi Doctor, yesterday we took our daughter to give oral polio vaccination , They have given more than 2 drops. Is it ok to give more than 2 drops of oral polio drops? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty ( Pediatrician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Anand Sinha MD

hello sir can u plz expln me do we need to give polio dose during pulse polio program if child has already recived polio vaccine just previous day as his/ her scheduled vaccination polio dose... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anand Sinha ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

I took all the polio vaccines as prescribed in my infant age. Suppose I come into contact with polio through feco- oral transmission,i can still get polio? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Sadiq Mughal MD

Is it necessary to give pulse polio to a 5+ months old baby where as the normal polio vaccination going on by the home/ child physician ? Is these rumor has any connection in truth that Polio vaccine... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sadiq Mughal ( Critical Care Specialist)
Dr.  Suchda MD

Treatment of polio by acupressure Hello sir, my name is Amit kumar ray, i am from jharkhand,india. i am a polio patient since 1 year of my childhood,now i am 18 years old. i am getting my treatment ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suchda ( Naturopathy & Yoga Specialist)
Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty MD

Hi, May baby is 4 years 10 months. I have been giving all the polio drops and vaccines on time since his birth. This tme I somehow missied the polio drops that were to be given in the pulse polio ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty ( Pediatrician)