Polio Symptoms: 14 Early Warning Signs of Polio, Types, and Causes

7-Mild infection of the upper respiratory system

Mild infection of the upper respiratory system

It covers the nasal cavities, trachea, larynx, and pharynx (throat). It comes with very similar symptoms of the common cold: increased production of mucus (runny nose) and inflammation of the lining of the nose (difficult breathing and causes nasal congestion). Sometimes comes with sneezing (by nose irritation ) and cough (by the increase of mucus that drips in the throat). That is why it is usual with polio patients to be diagnosed initially with the flu.