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Currently, there is no treatment for polio that can kill the poliovirus. Antibiotics or other medications for polio are not effective because polio is caused by a virus. Therefore, treatment for polio focuses on providing relief of polio symptoms as the body fights the poliovirus.This is called supportive care.upportive care as treatment for polio will depend on the symptoms of polio that a person experiences. For those with mild symptoms or aseptic meningitis, supportive care may include: 1  Fluids. 2  Medications (such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen) to control fever or pain. 3  Rest until the fever improves.
It is characterized by weakness of muscles due to damaged cranial nerves. The third type is called bulbospinal polio. It is a combination of symptoms from bulbar polio and spinal polio, and it accounts for 19% of the paralytic polio cases (1). The death rate for polio varies from children to adults. In children, 2%-5% of all cases result in death, and in adults, 15%-30% of all cases result in death. The death rate increases to 25%-75%, when there is bulbar involvement (1).