Did president Franklin D Roosevelt have a disability?

Answer 1

Yes, FDR was crippled for life due to catching a disease that resulted in polio that destroyed his nerves via spine resulting in inability to manage lower bodily functions(legs, as well as intestines etc.) Though, a more recent retrospective study favored a diagnoses of Guillain Barre syndrome instead.

Answer 2

Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating viral disease. Man is the only natural host for poliovirus. The virus enters the mouth and multiplies in lymphoid tissues in the pharynx and intestine. Small numbers of virus enter the blood and go to other sites where the virus multiplies more extensively. Another round of viremia (virus in the bloodstream) leads to invasion of the central nervous system (CNS), the spinal cord and brain, the only sites seriously struck by the virus.

Polio can be a minor illness, as it is in 80-90% of clinical infections, chiefly in young children, and not involve the CNS. Symptoms are slight fever, malaise, headache, sore throat, and vomiting 3-5 days after exposure. Recovery occurs in 24-72 hours. This is termed the abortive type of polio.

Polio as a major illness may or may not be paralytic. Symptoms usually appear without prior illness, particularly in older children and adults, 7-14 days after exposure. Symptoms are fever, severe headache, stiff neck and back, deep muscle pain, and sometimes areas of hyperesthesia (increased sensation) and paresthesia (altered sensation). There may be no further progression from this picture of viral meningitis or there be loss of tendon reflexes and weakness or paralysis of muscle groups.

Recovery is complete in the abortive and nonparalytic forms of polio. In paralytic polio, about 50% of patients recover with no residual paralysis, about 25% are left with mild disabilities, and the remaining patients have severe permanent disability. The greatest return of muscle function occurs in the first 6 months, but improvement may continue for up to 2 years. Physical therapy is the most important part of treatment of paralytic polio during convalescence. The ideal strategy with polio is clearly to prevent it by immunization against poliovirus.

Answer 3

President Franklin Roosevelt suffered from paralysis of his legs as a result of a contracting the disease called poliomyelitis, or just polio. He could stand with metal braces on his legs, if needed, but moved around in a wheelchair.

Answer 4

yes his leg was bad. very bad. I mean very bad. He learned to walk a special way. It is his topsecret.

Answer 5

NO