The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year. ... but polio brings devastating complications for some.

Robert F. Kennedy previously voiced his opposition to the polio vaccine, an immunization which eradicated the polio virus in the U.S. Find out more.

Complications from polio include, numbness or tingling in the legs or arms, paralysis in the limbs or torso, as well as trouble breathing due to muscle paralysis in the lungs, ...

Today, Smith, Ferguson and other polio survivors like John Nanni, of Delaware, spend a lot of time educating others about polio disease, the long-term complications of post-polio syndrome and the ...

Similar to polio, AFM causes paralysis only in some people. While these neurological complications are rare, outbreaks of severe EV-D68 and AFM follow a peculiar pattern.

Serious complications from polio include meningitis, and spinal and respiratory paralysis — which can be fatal, the CDC says, as the muscles that help you breathe are also impacted.

A child is vaccinated as part of the polio vaccination campaign covering more than 640,000 children under the age of 10, in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on September 1, 2024.

The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year. ... but polio brings devastating complications for some.

Robert F. Kennedy previously voiced his opposition to the polio vaccine, an immunization which eradicated the polio virus in the U.S. Find out more.