Polio was called Infantile Paralysis in the early 20th. century.
infantile paralysis
Infantile Paralysis Microbe.
Polio is a childhood disease that causes infantile paralysis. It is a highly contagious viral infection that can lead to paralysis and can be prevented through vaccination.
Franklin D. Rooseveldt
infantile paralysis
spastic paralysis
It didn't really have an "early" name that I've ever heard; it has always been called both "polio" and "infantile paralysis". The full medical name of it is "poliomyelitis".
Hyperkalemic PP is also called potassium-sensitive PP.
Basil O'Connor has written: 'The conquest of infantile paralysis' -- subject(s): Poliomyelitis
He developed what was diagnosed as infantile paralysis in 1921, before he was elected governor or President.
Animals can catch paralysis
He was paralyzed from the chest downwards, the victim - at the age of 39 - of infantile paralysis. Often called polio.