Question

All of the following statements are correct w.r.t. infantile paralysis, except

• A. Its initial symptoms include stiffening of neck and convulsions
• B. Respiratory centres in the brain may be damaged which may prove fatal
• C. It could be treated with Pasteur’s treatment
• D.
  It is the inflammation of the nervous system

Answer 1

The correct option is C It could be treated with Pasteur’s treatment

Pasteur’s treatment is done to treat infection by the rabies virus in which a series of inoculations of attenuated viruses are given to the patient to stimulate antibody generation. In infantile paralysis, polio virus attacks the central nervous system which cannot be treated by Pasteur’s treatment.