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How can polio cause respiratory problems at the cellular level?
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Muscle paralysis: By destroying anterior horn cell nerve transmission, it may paralyze the respiratory muscles so the affected individual cannot breath in air.
Answered 7/22/2012
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The same way that...: Poliovirus causes weakness in other muscles. Respiratory issues are caused by respiratory muscle flaccid paralysis caused by the destruction of motor nerve cells.
Answered 7/31/2013
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