Average life span person with polio?

Answer 1

well i have been living wiyh polio for over 5 years and it has been hell for me and i have 3 kids and i think they have polio to i hope they dont but if they do i will just have to deal with it.It makes me cry every time i think about it so all of my kids have no hair and they have one fat leg and one skinny leg

Answer 2

There are no reliable studies of the life expectancy of someone who suffered from acute paralytic poliomyelitis, and survived the disease. It seems reasonable to suggest that the life expectancy of individual polio survivors may depend on, for example: (1) the degree of residual paralysis; (2) whether or not the respiratory system was affected during the acute disease; and (3) whether or not the individual has subsequently developed symptoms and signs of post-polio (which include, but are not limited to, progressively-increasing muscle weakness, muscle wasting, general fatigue, problems breathing, sleep disorders, and increased discomfort in cold temperatures).