Post-polio syndrome (PPS, poliomyelitis sequelae) is a group of latent symptoms of poliomyelitis (polio), occurring at about a 25–40% rate (latest data...

recovery, post-polio syndrome may occur, with a slow development of muscle weakness similar to what the person had during the initial infection. Polio occurs...

Polio vaccines are vaccines used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio). Two types are used: an inactivated poliovirus given by injection (IPV) and a weakened...

The history of polio (poliomyelitis) infections began during prehistory. Although major polio epidemics were unknown before the 20th century, the disease...

Post-Polio Health International (PHI) is a relatively new name for a non-profit organization that officially began its work in 1960. For many years it...

cases lead to post-polio syndrome. Symptoms include muscle pain, further weakening of muscles and paralysis. Surviving paralytic polio can be a life-changing...

person's ability. Need for this treatment may result from diseases including polio and botulism and certain poisons (for example, barbiturates, tubocurarine)...

British Polio Fellowship is a charitable organisation supporting and empowering people in the UK living with the late effects of polio and post-polio syndrome...

example, eye problems are common in post-Ebola virus syndrome, and profound weakness is seen in post-polio syndrome and post-West Nile fevers. Symptoms can...

2024) was an American paralytic polio survivor, lawyer and writer. The last man to live in an iron lung, he contracted polio in 1952 at the age of six. Alexander...

Polio eradication, the goal of permanent global cessation of circulation of the poliovirus and hence elimination of the poliomyelitis (polio) it causes...

Denervation can be caused by injury or be a symptom of a disorder like ALS, post-polio syndrome, or POTS. Additionally, it can be a useful surgical technique...

leading to the development of polio vaccines. Although historical accounts continue to refer to Roosevelt's case as polio, the diagnosis has been questioned...

"Glossopharyngeal breathing and non invasive aids in the management of post polio respiratory insufficiency". Birth Defects, 23: 99–113. Bach JR, Alba AS...

Poliovirus, the virus that causes poliomyelitis Post-polio syndrome, long term complication of poliomyelitis Polio vaccine, a vaccine that induces immunity to...

cerebrovascular accident) Lower motor neuron lesion (for example, in post-polio syndrome) Deficit in joint proprioception Lower limb length discrepancy...

disease, and syphilis. Neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, multifocal motor neuropathy, CIDP, spinal muscular atrophy,...

pressure, such as in scuba diving Pyrethrum or pyrethroid pesticides Post-polio syndrome Rabies Radiation poisoning Sarcoidosis Sciatica Scorpion stings...

Writers of America. In 1988, he was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome, having originally contracted polio in 1962, and needed to use a wheelchair most of...

Polish-American medical researcher, best known for developing the oral polio vaccine, which has played a key role in nearly eradicating the disease....

The 2024 Gaza Strip polio outbreak is an ongoing outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in the Gaza Strip, first discovered...

Disabilities include : T1-T7 paraplegia without abdominal muscle control, post-polio paralysis with arm involvement and without control of trunk musculature...

PPMA Post-polio progressive muscular atrophy PPS Post-polio syndrome PSC Primary sclerosing cholangitis PSP Progressive supranuclear palsy PTSD Post-traumatic...

indicator of income inequality G.I.N.I., a predecessor organization to Post-Polio Health International Gini (soft drink), a French brand of soft drink A...

Assessment: What It Is and How It Works". WebMD. Retrieved 2022-11-21. "PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis)". CDC.gov. CDC. May 25, 2021. "Definitions - Point-of-care...

an American disability rights advocate. She co-founded and directed the Polio Survivors Foundation, based in Reseda, California. Floy L. Currey was born...

Pinched nerve Pituitary tumors Polyneuropathy PMG Polio Polymicrogyria Polymyositis Porencephaly Post-polio syndrome Postherpetic neuralgia Posttraumatic...

Myrtle Walgreen. Justin's brother Peter Dart also developed polio. Dart contracted polio in 1948 before entering the University of Houston, where he earned...

The Polio Hall of Fame (or the Polio Wall of Fame) consists of a linear grouping of sculptured busts of fifteen scientists and two laymen who made important...

pierced by a metal bar. She likely had uterine scarring. She also had post-polio symptoms; her father had epilepsy, which she was apparently concerned...