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Poliomyelitis, also known as polio, is a highly infectious disease. It is a viral disease that is passed person to person. What polio does is that it invades the nervous system. It can paralyze a person within in hours. Polio usually effects children 3 and under. On this website, you will learn the symptoms, cause, transmission, epidemiology, treatment and the prognosis for the future.
Sarah Farney C1 11/17/13
Sarah Farney C1 11/17/13