What disease left FDR's legs paralyzed?

1 Answer
Lena
Jun 6, 2016

Polio left FDR's legs paralyzed.

Explanation:

While on vacation with his family in 1921, a then-39-year-old FDR contracted poliomyelitis, also known as polio. The disease left him with permanent paralysis from the waist down, although FDR took great pains to conceal this from the general public.

Related questions
Impact of this question
1404 views around the world
You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License