What is polio?
Polio is a highly contagious viral illness. Initial symptoms include fever, neck stiffness, headache, vomiting, and limb pain. Serious symptoms include difficulty breathing and permanent paralysis. Polio is a rare condition and efforts to eradicate the disease are occurring worldwide.
How do members experience polio?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with polio*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for polio*
Who has polio on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 1 | |
30s | 1 | |
40s | 1 | |
50s | 1 | |
60s | 2 | |
70+ | 8 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 8 | |
Female | 7 |