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In response to "Watching the history of Polio. What a nasty nasty disease. -- nm" by Phil Connors

I had a suspected case during an epidemic in Australia when I was 4 or 5. I was lucky. -- nm

Posted by MojaveMeg (aka Mojave) Feb 2 '09, 22:01

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Eeeesh!! Not all kids that got it were paralyzed. This is a very interesting show. On PBS -- nm - Phil Connors Feb 2, 22:02 4
- Right. I wasn't paralyzed, and wasn't hospitalized because there were so many more serious cases. -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 2, 22:08 3
  - I am watching now rows of people in Iron Lungs. OMG I would freak! - Phil Connors Feb 2, 22:09 2
    - Until they found polio vacinations, it was pretty scary. I had a cousin who got it and ended up with a bad limp in his right leg. -- nm - BAD Feb 2, 22:19 1
      - a good friend of mine too -- nm - zeitgeist for dogs Feb 2, 22:32

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