Post-Polio Syndrome

Post-Polio Syndrome
What is post-polio syndrome (PPS)?
How prevalent is PPS?
What are the symptoms of PPS?
How does PPS start?
What are the complications of PPS?
How is PPS diagnosed?
What causes PPS?

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What is post-polio syndrome?
Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that affects polio survivors years after recovery from an initial acute attack of the poliomyelitis virus.

Post-Polio Syndrome
What is post-polio syndrome?
Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that affects polio survivors 10 to 40 years after they had polio. PPS causes loss of muscle function, tiredness, weakness, and trouble swallowing.

Post-polio syndrome
While polio is essentially a disease of the past, an increasing number of people are developing a poorly understood condition called post-polio syndrome (PPS).

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Shortly after, vaccines were developed that greatly reduced its spread.

Alternate Names : Polio, Infantile paralysis, Post-polio syndrome
Definition
Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that can affect nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis.

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During the early part of the twentieth century polio was one of the most worrisome diseases in America.

Post-polio syndrome
Affecting some people who have recovered from polio, post-polio syndrome is a cluster of disabling signs and symptoms that appears decades — between 10 and 40 years — after the initial illness.

What is post-polio syndrome (PPS)?
PPS is a condition that affects polio survivors ten to 40 years after recovery from an initial infection. PPS is characterized by further weakening of muscles that were previously affected by the polio infection.

Post-polio syndrome is pain, muscle weakness and fatigue that occur 15 to 30 years after recovery from polio (paralytic poliomyelitis). Symptoms always involve one or more of the same muscle groups affected during the polio infection.

Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that affects polio survivors. About 20% to 40% of people who recover from polio will later develop PPS. The onset may occur 10 to 40 years after the initial polio attack.
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SYMPTOMS"Difficulty in swallowing, which could produce a risk of choking. A progressive muscle weakness.
CAUSES"More than 125,000 Americans have post-polio syndrome.

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An estimated 20 to 40% of patients who initially recover from poliomyelitis later develop post-polio syndrome (PPS). Appearing an average of 30 to 40 years after the initial illness, PPS causes fatigue, muscle weakness, and muscle and joint pain.

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Those who did fully recover might go on to develop post-polio syndrome (PPS) as many as 30 to 40 years after contracting polio.

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