Polio can be lethal, yes, if untreated and there is no medical support. It was primarily active prior to the 1960s. Although it is rare in the U.S. now, children sometimes still get it; it is considered a childhood disease, although disability may be permanent throughout life. If the virus (polio) penetrates your nervous system, and it affects your nerves that control breathing, then the person may die.
Many people have survived polio and lived through adulthood, but with impairments. Polio especially affects the lungs and legs. US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was afflicted with childhood polio, and was confined to a wheelchair during his presidency.
The polio vaccine
In 1954, the Salk polio vaccine was developed, providing a breakthrough in the fight against polio, a debilitating and sometimes deadly disease. This vaccine was a significant milestone in public health, leading to a drastic reduction in polio cases worldwide.
Immunizations were formed in an attempt to fight different disease such as polio. In many parts of the world where immunizations are given, polio and other previously deadly diseases are virtually non existent.
No, it takes the polio virus to cause polio. The polio virus can be defeated by having a polio vaccination.
Polio is a noun. If you want to use polio with a verb, you could say: Contract polio Suffer from polio Die of polio Recover from polio Etc., etc. I hope that helped.
Yes, I have polio.
Polio is caused by a virus, the poliovirus. It belongs to the genus Enterovirus, which is a group of RNA viruses.
Wilma Rudolph had polio but she also ran track with polio.
1789 was when polio was first diagnosed!!!! polio was found in 1789
how did they find polio
Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine. This does not cure polio but it does prevent it. Polio remains incurable.
Polio actually can not be cured. There is, however, a vaccination that can be taken to prevent people who do not have polio, from getting polio. The polio vaccination was created by Salk and Sabin. Originally, the polio vaccination by Salk was administered in the form of a shot. The Sabin is given by mouth.