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Polio is an illness caused by a virus called poliomyelitis, that mainly affects nerves in the spinal cord or brain stem. In its most severe form, polio can lead to a person being unable to move certain limbs, also called paralysis. It can also lead to trouble breathing and sometimes death.

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Treatments, vaccinations, and/or cures for Polio virus

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Treatments, vaccinations, and/or cures for Polio virus

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Treatments, vaccinations, and/or cures for Polio virus

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The polio virus was discovered in 1908 by Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper, who concluded that an infectious agent smaller than bacteria caused by polio by filtering spinal cord fluid from a person who had died from the disease and injected into monkeys, which then developed polio

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Moat people with polio have no symptoms, but others may develop flu - like symptoms such Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper:

Fever

Sore throat

Headache

Fatigue

Abdominal pain

Nausea or vomiting

Loss of appetite

Muscle pain or stiffness

Severe symptoms

Severe muscle pain or stiffness in the neck or back

Muscle weakness processing to paralysis, often in one leg or arm

Intense pain and extreme sensitivity to touch

Muscle spasms or twitching

Difficulty swallowing

Difficulty breathing, which can be fatal