Post-polio syndrome: Symptoms may emerge decades after initial recovery from polio
- Post-polio syndrome PPS can affect some polio survivors 15–40 years after their original infection.
- Symptoms may include new or worsening muscle weakness, fatigue, muscle or joint pain and muscle wasting.
- Experts believe previously damaged motor neurons may gradually struggle to support muscles after years of extra workload.
- PPS is not a new polio infection and is not contagious; roughly 25–40% of polio survivors may develop it.
Source: firstpost.com
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