2024-08-20 06:49:07
Akshay Aggarwal, Ghaziabad: There is news of polio-like symptoms being found in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. There is panic in the district due to the outbreak of polio after about 15 years. The health department has become alert after polio symptoms were found in an 18-month-old girl. The World Health Organization (WHO) has formed a team, which will check the health of the girl and send samples for polio testing. Till the report comes, it is being considered a suspected case of polio. A couple living in Rajnagar Extension had reached the OPD of Combined Hospital with their 18-month-old daughter. The couple told the doctor that the daughter has been stumbling and falling suddenly for the past few days. She also complains of tremors in her legs. The doctor considered it to be Acquired Filosis Paralysis (AFP) on the basis of the symptoms and referred her to the counselor.
what do doctors say
Child specialist Dr. ML Agarwal, who examined the girl, says that according to the family, the girl has got all the vaccinations on time. In such a situation, the chances of polio are very low. At the same time, counselor Mukesh Yadav said that he has given the information of the case to WHO surveillance officer Dr. Abhishek. AFP cannot be called a case of polio.
Mukesh Yadav said that polio has been eradicated in the country. Children who do not cry when the girl is still very young or at birth face such problems due to Vitamin-D or other reasons. At present, the girl will be considered a polio suspect and will be tested at all levels.
WHO said – investigation is being done
WHO official Dr. Abhishek said that such a suspicious case has been reported. Other information is being collected. The girl is being tested for polio and other diseases. Only after this can something be said.
The last case came in 2009
According to counselor Dr. Mukesh Yadav, the last case of polio was reported in the district in 2009. A child living in a slum near Mussoorie canal was diagnosed with polio. After the test, the child’s treatment was started.