Question 1

does polio affect your life span?

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Probably not: If you suffered polio as a child, and now it is almost nonexistent in the USA, it may have resulted in some weakness and atrophy but will not affect lifespan.  An acute case could cause death due to breathing issues, but with modern respirators, most can survive.

Question 2

can i get polio if i do a manicure on someone who is 67 and has had it most of her life?

Accepted Answer

No: Polio is a long term problem, but is only contageous long before it develops. The problem occurs weeks/months after a viral illness, that produces contageous particles in the poo. That illness and the contageous period stops within weeks, often before the first signs of paralysis occur.Neither you or anybody around you are at risk providing a service to this lady.

Question 3

when is polio sunday?

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Sundays in India: Polio has been eradicated in most of the world.  A google search suggests that polio sunday occurs in india to try to raise awareness for vaccination/fundraising for fighting polio.  Your best bet is to use a search engine to find out which sundays it occurs on.

Question 4

why does polio cause such pain?

Accepted Answer

Poliomyelitis: Acute poliovirus infection causing paralysis does not cause muscle pain but significant pain may occur with the post-polio syndrome which happens years after with deterioration of the nervous pathways to the muscles affected in acute disease.

Question 5

what does polio mainly affect ?

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Motor neurons: Polio is a disease caused by a specific virus that attacks specific types of nerve cells.  No one understands why it is so selective.  It can affect motor neurons on just one leg or the entire spine or even the diaphram affecting breathing.  The disease causes a form of meningitis with fever and severe illness, but involved limbs remain weak and do not grow in normal manner.

Question 6

how common is polio in the u.s.?

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Not common: Due to the continued immunization efforts in the US. Polio is extraordinarily uncommon.  However there is a base of pArents who resist immunizing their children and immigrants and visitors to this country who may bring a case of polio with them presenting a very small risk of coming in contact with a person who might spread poliomyelitis.

Question 7

what is the symptoms of polio in adult?

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Not a worry: Polio is virtually nonexistent in the us due to the vaccines.  Some pts have unilateral leg atrophy, as a remainder of childhood disease, and when breathing problems did occur, an iron lung was employed.  Some pts do experience a post-polio syndrome, with weakness, fatigue and further muscular atrophy.

Question 8

what are the symptoms for polio in a child?

Accepted Answer

Paralysis: Polio is nearly extinct.  Only rare cases are now reported in remote areas of the world.  The virus attacks the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord and brainstem.  The child becomes weak or paralysed with loss of muscle.  Rare cases affect breathing muscles, and the child has to be on a ventilator.  The virus then disappears, but the nerves may be permanently damaged leaving small atrophic legs.

Question 9

if you had polio in the 50s will you die earlier than other boomers?

Accepted Answer

Post polio syndrome: If you had polio in 50s and survived it.Then you can suffer from from post polio syndrome.It causes mild symptoms just pain and weakness to severe cases where you are not able to function as you loose many anterior horn cells from your spinal cord.But you will not die earlier than boomers.

Question 10

can strep cause polio?

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Not known to science: As far as i can tell, there is no relationship between strep and polio--strep is an infection caused by bacteria which can affect heart (rheumatic fever), but has been shown to cause "polio-syndrome"
polio syndrome is caused by poliovirus which infects/affects the spinal cord with damage resulting in neurologic deficit. America was declared as natural polio-free in 1994. Have fun learning.

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