What Is Post Polio Syndrome?
8. Risk factors
Post polio syndrome can only occur in people that have had polio in the past, but anybody that has had polio can develop the syndrome. Some former polio suffers are more likely to develop the syndrome than others are, however. One factor is the severity of polio when they had it, with those who were more ill more likely to develop post polio syndrome.
People who caught polio as children are less likely to develop post polio syndrome than those who caught when they were teenagers or adults. Those that made more of a complete recovery are also in a higher risk group, as are people who perform heavy exercise more often.
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