





Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is a viral infection caused by the poliovirus which attacks the nervous system. The virus is usually transmitted through contact with infected feces and lives in the infected person’s throat and intestines. Polio primarily affects young children. Symptoms of polio include flu-like symptoms, disabling fatigue after slight exertion, headache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, neck stiffness, muscle pain, muscle weakness and atrophy, paralysis, brain and nerve inflammation, immune dysfunction, palpitations, low blood pressure, light-headedness, cold intolerance, sleep apnea, sleep disturbances, restless legs, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, blocked life force, lack of assertive and defensive strength, fear of everything that is uncertain and uncontrollable, impaired judgment, and blocked self-expression.