The Polio Paradox

Although the threat of polio ended with the Salk vaccine in 1954, many polio survivors are now experiencing the onset of post-polio syndrome (PPS), a complication with new but related symptoms such as chronic fatigue and joint pain. This title provides hope and new treatment information. Polio is a disease of paradoxes, the major one being that although the threat of the ``dreaded disease'''' ended with the Salk vaccine in 1954, many polio survivors are now experiencing the onset of ``Post-Polio Syndrome'''' (PPS), new but related symptoms which may include chronic fatigue, muscle weakness, intolerance to cold, and more.

• | Author: Richard L. Bruno
• | Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• | Publication Date: Jun 01, 2003
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780446690690
• | ISBN-10: 0446690694