post-polio syndrome
Americannoun
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While her official cause of death was listed as post-polio syndrome and chronic pulmonary failure, McVey attributes her sister's death to the effects of long Covid-19.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In her early 40s, Lane was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome, which afflicts between 25% and 40% of childhood polio survivors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
People can develop post-polio syndrome decades after infection.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
The cause was post-polio syndrome and chronic dysphagia, a difficulty in swallowing, said a daughter, Sarah Holt.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2019
Sometimes I play chess with one of my colleagues, an anchorite like myself, who suffers from post-polio syndrome.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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