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Between 25 percent and 50 percent of individuals who have recovered from paralytic polio in childhood can develop additional symptoms decades after recovering from the acute infection, notably new muscle weakness and extreme fatigue.
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Around 85 percent of individuals who have recovered from paralytic polio in childhood can develop additional symptoms decades after recovering from the acute infection, notably new muscle weakness and extreme fatigue.
As the PPS indicates that current research gives the higher figure and the older figure is incorrect.91.154.169.156 (talk)20:28, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This page confuses the meaning behind the three terms, eradication, elimination, and Polio-free. Eradication refers to the global disappearance of a disease and to date. The page incorrectly states that "A majority of countries have successfully eradicated polio." WHO uses the term“polio-free”, which means interruption ofwild poliovirus transmission in a region. “Elimination” is a separate concept meaning zero incidence of a disease within a geographic area.
The page also incorrectly states that "In 2000, polio was declared to have been officially eliminated in 37 Western Pacific countries, including China and Australia." when the relevant references clearly state that these countries have been declared "polio-free".ShadowAdvocate (talk)15:20, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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