Paralytic illness of Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia
Franklin D. Roosevelt, later the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 to 1945, began experiencing symptoms of a paralytic illness in 1921 when he was 39 years old. His main symptoms were fevers; symmetric, ascending paralysis; facial paralysis; bowel and bladder dysfunction; numbness and hyperesthesia; and a descending pattern of recovery.
Inside FDR’s Lifelong Health Struggles—And His Sudden Death
2023年3月17日 · Crippled by polio, FDR took great pains to manage public perception of his disability. But the Secret Service likely never saw the tourist in the crowd with a film camera.
Roosevelt's Polio Wasn't A Secret: He Used It To His 'Advantage' - NPR
2013年11月25日 · Roosevelt contracted polio at the age of 39, and Tobin's new book explores his battle with the illness and the ways it molded his character and influenced his rise in the Democratic Party.
When FDR contracted polio 100 years ago, it forged one of the …
In August 1921, Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken and transformed by a paralyzing disease for which there was no vaccine. Franklin D. Roosevelt swims in the pool at Warm Springs, Ga., where...
FDR and Polio - FDR Presidential Library & Museum
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States. Not only did he serve an unprecedented four terms in office, but he was also the first president with a significant physical disability. FDR was diagnosed with infantile paralysis, …
Medical Innovations: Polio - The National WWII Museum
Before he took office and faced the challenges of the Great Depression and World War II, FDR faced the challenge of Polio. This disease was sometimes deadly and always feared in the US during the first half of the twentieth century. Part of FDR's legacy is …
The symbol of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had overcome the ravages of infantile paralysis to become president, dominated the public perception of the polio victim.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The Diagnosis of Poliomyelitis
Public discussion of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's (FDR) diagnosis of poliomyelitis after his sudden onset of paralysis in 1921 has received just such a revisitation.
From the Museum – Infantile Paralysis Wishing Well
2011年4月19日 · In 1921, at the age of 39, Franklin Roosevelt contracted polio and became paralyzed from the waist down. For the rest of his life, FDR was committed to finding a way to rehabilitate himself as well as others afflicted with infantile paralysis.
Dr. Polio: Revisiting FDR's Medical Legacy - PubMed
The NFIP helped establish a new prototype for grassroots philanthropy and personified FDR's vision for national health insurance. Drawing upon a variety of archival and primary sources, this article aims to revisit Roosevelt's contribution to the medical field.
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