Posted: August 17th, 2017

What percentage of patients who survived the polio epidemic of the 1950s are now estimated to have developed post-polio syndrome?

What percentage of patients who survived the polio epidemic of the 1950s are now estimated to have developed post-polio syndrome?
a) 60-80%
Patients who survived the polio epidemic of the 1950s, many now elderly, are developing new symptoms of weakness, fatigue and musculoskeletal pain. It is estimated that between 60% and 80% of the 640,000 polio survivors are experiencing the phenomenon known as post-polio syndrome.
b) 50%
It is estimated that between 60 and 80% of patients who survived the polio epidemic of the 1950s are now experiencing post-polio syndrome.
c) 25-30%
It is estimated that between 60 and 80% of patients who survived the polio epidemic of the 1950s are now experiencing post-polio syndrome.
d) 10%
It is estimated that between 60 and 80% of patients who survived the polio epidemic of the 1950s are now experiencing post-polio syndrome.