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What disease caused US president Franklin D Roosevelt to use a wheelchair?

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What disease caused US president Franklin D Roosevelt to use a wheelchair?
posted Feb 26, 2016 by Amarvansh

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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, better known as polio, in 1921, at the age of 39.

answer Mar 2, 2016 by Manikandan J
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