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SYMHC Classics: Polio, The Dread Disease

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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What I Didn't Know Before About Polio

Polio is paralytic polio myelitis, sometimes called infantile paralysis. It's caused by a virus, the poliovirus, which was discovered in 1908. About 95% of people who contract polio don't experience severe symptoms. These people become resistant to whichever strain they've contracted.

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