Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome

From the National Institutes of Health
• Post-Polio Syndrome Fact Sheet (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

General/Overviews

• About Polio and PPS (Gazette International Networking Institute)
• Frequently Asked Questions About Post-Polio Syndrome (Gazette International Networking Institute)

Anatomy/Physiology

• Pathophysiology of PPS: Proposed Mechanism (Gazette International Networking Institute)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Poliomyelitis (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome (National Institutes of Health)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Differential Diagnosis of Post-Polio Syndrome (Gazette International Networking Institute)

Disease Management

• Management of PPS (Gazette International Networking Institute)
• Strategies Help Manage Post-Polio Symptoms (Gazette International Networking Institute)

Prevention/Screening

• Polio Vaccine (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Polio Vaccines: What You Need to Know (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - links to PDF file

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Travelers' Health: Poliomyelitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Directories

• Locate Post-Polio Centers (Gazette International Networking Institute)

Organizations

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Post-Polio Task Force Information Center (Gazette International Networking Institute)

Statistics

• Countries Reporting Wild Poliovirus in 2000 (World Health Organization)
• Poliomyelitis (World Health Organization)

Children

• Polio (Nemours Foundation)

Español/Spanish

• Polio (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Sindrome de Post-polio (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Síndrome de la Pospoliomielitis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Vacuna Antipoliomielitica: Lo Que Usted Debe Saber (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - links to PDF file