1. Polio Disease Sabel Overlin

2. What is it? Polio is an extremely contagious disease that is caused by a virus that attacks at a person’s nervous system.

3. What does it affect? It affects the nervous system and could paralyze body parts such as the legs, even though this happens to less than 1% of the people that are diagnosed.

4. What are the symptoms? Some of the mild symptoms of polio include back pain, fever, sore throat, and muscle stiffness, even though 95% of people diagnosed don’t even suffer from these. More severe symptoms are muscle aching, weakened breathing, difficulty swallowing, and skin reactions.

5. What are the cures? There is no absolute cure, but a healthy diet, heating or ice packs, minimal exercise and bed rest are said to speed up recovery time. Sometimes hospitalization is need for patients with a more severe case.

6. How is it prevented? There is now a vaccine to prevent polio, but doctors say that good hygiene, such as washing your hands, can also prevent the disease.