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Does polio affect the skeletal system?
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Yes: Polio causes paralysis of muscles. Due to unevenness of muscle action it can cause scoliosis, a curvature of the spine. Muscle paralysis can also cause an underdeveloped of extremities.
Answered 3/29/2015
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