Part One: What
is Post Polio Syndrome
To many polio is a disease of the
past, eradicated with the vaccine developed
in 1954. Yet as little as three generations
ago epidemics of the poliomyelitus virus which
attacks the brain and nervous system, left
thousands paralyzed, on respirators or dead.
But as Molly Thomas reports in the first of
a three part series, for polio survivors today
there may be a dark legacy to face.
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(10:38 minutes)
Part Two: Treating
Post Polio Syndrome
Thirty five years after they had polio, some survivors
are experiencing renewed muscle weakness, intense
pain and fatigue. This post script to polio is
called post polio syndrome and it's estimated
that a quarter of a million people nationally
could be affected. Molly Thomas reports in the
second of a three part series what treatments
are available for this condition.
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(9:45 minutes)
Part
Three: Past and Present
Sixty years
ago polio was a word that struck dread into
every parents' heart: an unpreventable virus
that would leave their children paralyzed
and crippled. The fear it raised was transformed
into a mission to stamp it out, led by President
Roosevelt. But as Molly Thomas reports in
the third of a series, the crusade's success
masked the lasting legacy of polio: Post Polio
Syndrome.
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(10:03 minutes)
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