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Polio
Polio
5%10%ofthose
withparalyticpolio
diewhentheir
respiratory
musclesare
paralyzed.
In2014,onlythree
countriesintheworld
stillremaininfected
withpolio:
Pakistan,
Afghanistan,
&
Nigeria
PresidentFranklinD.
Rooseveltwasinfectedwith
Polioin1921whichparalyzed
himfromthewastedown.He
constantlytraveledtoWarm
Springs,GAtosoakinthe
springswhichhesaidhelped
soothehismusclepains.He
diedApril12,1945,inWarm
Springs'LittleWhiteHouse.
Polio
(Poliomyelitis)
Thepolio
vaccineonly
costsaround
$50depending
ontheperson.
Symtoms
Prognosis
Polio'sprognosisdependsonthe
typeofpoliothepatientisinfected
with(nonparalyticandparalytic
polio).Mostpeoplewithnon
paralyticpolioshowlittlesymptoms
ifanyatallandhaveanexcellent
prognosis.Thosewithparalytic
poliohaveaworseprognosis
wheretheywouldendupwithlife
longdisabilitiesordeath.Ifthe
paralysisisnotinvolvedwiththe
centralnervoussystem,complete
recoveryislikelytohappen.
Thisboyistryingoutcrutches
andbracestowalk.
Treatments
of non-paralytic Polio.