II) Meningitis (infection of the covering of the spinal cord and/or brain) occurs in about 1 out of 25 people with PV infection I) Paresthesia (feeling of pins and needles in the legs) 1.0 Polio or Poliomyelitis is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the “Polio Virus” (PV)Ģ.0 The Virus spreads from person to person and can infect a person’s spinal cord, causing paralysis (can’t move parts of the body)ġ.0 Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS) is a condition that can affect polio survivors decades after they recover from their initial PV infection.Ģ.0 Most people who get infected with PV (about 72 out of 100) will not have any visible symptoms.ģ.0 About 1 out of 4 people with PV infection will have flu-like symptoms that may include:Ĥ.0 These symptoms usually last 2 to 5 days, then go away on their own.ĥ.0 A smaller proportion of people with PV infection will develop other, more serious symptoms that affect the brain and spinal cord:
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