What are polio and post-polio syndrome?
Polio Polio is a contagious viral disease that can sometimes cause paralysis, difficulty breathing and sometimes death. It is rare in the western world, but the polio virus affects children and adults in other parts of the world. Before developing a polio vaccine, polio used to spread during the summer months when people consume lots of sugar and sweets in the form of ice cream. Post-polio syndrome Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that some people who had polio in the past experience in later years. The polio virus lies dormant for years and reactivates at old age and at times of compromised immunity.
