Guest guest Posted September 7, 1998 Report Share Posted September 7, 1998 Yes, it was me that had questions about this. Here's my basic question (maybe there is no need for concern, but I don't know): Polio has just about been eradicated, therefore many people (me included) have decided not to vaccinate against it. However, if a certain percentage of polio survivors are contracting a form of the disease again (post-polio syndrome), will they be able to infect others? Will there be a new polio epidemic? This is never mentioned in any articles about PPS that I've seen. Curiously, Kate At 09:48 AM 9/6/98 -0600, Mom2Q wrote: >From: Mom2Q <Mom2Q@...> > >I think it was Kate that was asking about this. I was just wondering why >you are worried about this? I did a quick search and this is what it is: > >(This is from a medical site) > >PPS comprises a constellation of symptoms, including new muscle weakness, >atrophy, and fatigue; generalized fatigue; and muscle and joint pain. These >symptoms develop 10 to 40 years after the initial attack of paralytic with >the greatest incidence occurring 30 to 40 years after the initial >infection. > >Of the estimated 1.63 million polio survivors in the US, half may develop >PPS.[23] Onset of PPS and the characteristic muscular atrophy typically >occurs 10 to 40 years after an initial attack of paralytic polio. Common >symptoms include new muscular weakness, pain, and atrophy; dysphagia; >respiratory insufficiency including sleep apnea; fatigue; and joint pain >and arthritic changes. Exhaustion of remaining motor neurons and loss of >innervation of previously asymptomatic muscles appear to be the primary >cause of PPS, but immune dysregulation or persistence of chronic polio >infection may be contributory. Although PPS is managed primarily by >supportive and symptomatic care, nonfatiguing strengthening exercise may >result in short-term improvements, and studies are under way to determine >whether nerve-growth-stimulating factors may preserve existing motor >neurons and their connections to muscle. In addition to physical therapy, >patients may benefit from psychological counseling as they learn to cope >with this disabling and belated aftermath of their acute poliomyelitis. > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 1998 Report Share Posted September 7, 1998 Yes, it was me that had questions about this. Here's my basic question (maybe there is no need for concern, but I don't know): Polio has just about been eradicated, therefore many people (me included) have decided not to vaccinate against it. However, if a certain percentage of polio survivors are contracting a form of the disease again (post-polio syndrome), will they be able to infect others? Will there be a new polio epidemic? This is never mentioned in any articles about PPS that I've seen. Curiously, Kate At 09:48 AM 9/6/98 -0600, Mom2Q wrote: >From: Mom2Q <Mom2Q@...> > >I think it was Kate that was asking about this. I was just wondering why >you are worried about this? I did a quick search and this is what it is: > >(This is from a medical site) > >PPS comprises a constellation of symptoms, including new muscle weakness, >atrophy, and fatigue; generalized fatigue; and muscle and joint pain. These >symptoms develop 10 to 40 years after the initial attack of paralytic with >the greatest incidence occurring 30 to 40 years after the initial >infection. > >Of the estimated 1.63 million polio survivors in the US, half may develop >PPS.[23] Onset of PPS and the characteristic muscular atrophy typically >occurs 10 to 40 years after an initial attack of paralytic polio. Common >symptoms include new muscular weakness, pain, and atrophy; dysphagia; >respiratory insufficiency including sleep apnea; fatigue; and joint pain >and arthritic changes. Exhaustion of remaining motor neurons and loss of >innervation of previously asymptomatic muscles appear to be the primary >cause of PPS, but immune dysregulation or persistence of chronic polio >infection may be contributory. Although PPS is managed primarily by >supportive and symptomatic care, nonfatiguing strengthening exercise may >result in short-term improvements, and studies are under way to determine >whether nerve-growth-stimulating factors may preserve existing motor >neurons and their connections to muscle. In addition to physical therapy, >patients may benefit from psychological counseling as they learn to cope >with this disabling and belated aftermath of their acute poliomyelitis. > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 1998 Report Share Posted September 8, 1998 Most people would probably have heard of Post-polio under it's more well known name of CFS or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Judy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judy <earthmum@...> My homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3144/ Mother to 2/93, 2/95, and 11/97. " If you educate a man you educate an individual, but when you educate a woman you educate the whole family and the community. When the woman moves forward, the family move, the village moves and the nation moves forward. " Mahatma Gandhi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 1998 Report Share Posted September 8, 1998 BTW - post polio/ CFS is normally caused by a shutting down of the immune system. It is largely a modern day phenomena. Vaccines alter the immune system - perhaps there is a link? I know someone that has CFS really bad and his doctor is persuing the post-polio thing after I sent him some articles on this. We are killing ourselves with chemicals - and I don't just mean in vaccines. I'm sure all the environmental pesticides and herbicides have a lot to do with this sort of thing. Judy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Judy <earthmum@...> My homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3144/ Mother to 2/93, 2/95, and 11/97. " If you educate a man you educate an individual, but when you educate a woman you educate the whole family and the community. When the woman moves forward, the family move, the village moves and the nation moves forward. " Mahatma Gandhi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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