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Franklin Delano Roosevelt knew he had polio because he had a fever and was very ill. Soon after, he had the inability to make his legs move. He was paralyzed from the waist down. He could only stand with help. He needed braces on his legs to make speeches at the podium.
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What disease was FDR diagnosed with?
FDR was diagnosed with polio, also known as poliomyelitis.
Did FDR have parkinsons?
No, FDR had polio.
What was the paralytic disease of FDR?
FRD was diagnosed with polio, but in later years it was thought that his symptoms were more consistent with Guillain-Barré syndrome
Why was Franklin in a wheelchair?
FDR had polio.
When was polio found?
1789 was when polio was first diagnosed!!!! polio was found in 1789
Did FDR suffer from a disease?
Yes, polio.
What disease did Eleanor roosevelt have?
She was diagnosed with Tuberculosis
When fdr developed polio he retired to the life of wealthy invalid?
yes
Polio immunization had little effect on the number of cases of polio-?
Polo was diagnosed in 1789, the immunization is preventive treatment. Once diagnosed with polo the immunization does not help.
What president contracted polio?
Franklin D. Roosevelt diagnosed with PolioThe 32nd President of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt. President Roosevelt was in office from March 4, 1933 until April 12, 1945 when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage. In 1921 Franklin D. Roosevelt was diagnosed with Polio and was permanently paralysis from the waist down. A recent study in 2003, reveled that it might have been Guillain-Barré syndrome, and not polio but it cannot be proven.
What disease did President Franklin D. Roosevelt become infected with in 1921?
Franklin Roosevelt contracted polio which left him paralyzed from the waist down. He had to have a wheelchair to get around after that.
What man served as president despite having a serious disease?
FDR he had polio
