
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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