4. Paralysis
Paralysis is one of the most serious symptoms that can commonly be associated with poliomyelitis, and it’s the symptom of the condition that’s most often considered to be fatal to your health. Paralysis, when associated with polio, can affect any part of the body, although it should be mentioned that there are several different forms of polio that do not have the associated paralysis as a symptom.
Usually, the paralysis will start in the earlier stages of the condition and progress further along from there, and usually, this will go together with other symptoms of the condition such as associated nerve damage.
Paralysis is exactly as serious as it sounds, and it has the potential to affect far more than the body’s extremities, but can also affect organs like the lungs. Should this happen, medical attention and assisted breathing are the only ways in which it can be treated – but in modern times, cases of this severity are considered rare.