### instruction:
If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patient's description.

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my baby id 18 months old and has a limp while walking since 8 days. there is no pain and same can be observed only while walking and running. since last 5 days she has a bad throat(cough) and cold. which is decreased as of date . ther are no vomiting /abdiminal pains/constipation etc. stool sample has been sent for polio but they say it shall take a month to get the report. are the signs of apolio virus and how intensive is it today. how shall it grow daily and what preventive measure can be taken (as i heard its uncurable)....

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Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to Chat Doctor. I read and understand your concern. I am Chat Doctor answering your concern. If you have given them polio vaccine. There is no need to worry. Your baby is not going to have polio infection. Yes they are true that it takes a month to come the report of poliovirus culture from stool. It is also fact that once infected this infection never going to be cured. Vaccine is the best way to prevent our baby and other community babies. It appears as common flu like symptoms. Which is like fever, cold, malaise and others.Thereafter, the fever disappears and then the period of myelitis comes in the action. Which is characterized by limping of the gait and others. I don't think your baby is having this because you are having limping and fever all along. If the sequence is maintained than we can think that its polio as sequence is not maintained than it's not polio. As part of precaution please maintain good handwashing practice. This virus can spread via the Eco oral route, so handwashing is the effective barrier. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/ Chat Doctor. Thank you, ChatDoctorInfectious diseases specialist, ChatDoctor.