What is Paralytic Polio?
Paralytic polio is a serious form of poliomyelitis, an infection caused by the poliovirus. Because paralytic polio is so severe, it has historically occupied a large share of the media coverage of polio, and some very notable historical figures have suffered from paralytic polio, such as American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Occurrence of this form of polio is actually quite rare, and it is steadily decreasing.
