Doesn't seem to be a completely vacuous conspiracy theory. Here is demonstrable facts as relevant to this claim. Source: Grok with a single prompt (included). While the tone of the reply is one of "debunking", if you read the facts presented it aligns with changing diagnosis criteria around the same time Salk's vaccination were rolled out, and a drop in reported polio cases as a result.
It even confirms that Bell's Palsy might be undiagnosed Polio, which adds to the OP.
Prompt: Has there been any evidence that AMA instructed doctors to not diagnose polio as polio but as something else like Bell's Palsy etc ?
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No, there is no evidence that the American Medical Association (AMA) instructed doctors to avoid diagnosing polio as polio and instead label it as other conditions like Bell's Palsy or similar illnesses. Extensive searches across fact-checking sites, medical histories, and public health records turned up no documentation of such directives from the AMA in the 1950s or any other period.However, there were documented changes to polio diagnostic criteria in the mid-1950s, primarily driven by the World Health Organization (WHO) and aligned with U.S. public health practices during the Salk vaccine field trials in 1954. These updates aimed to improve diagnostic accuracy rather than conceal cases:Prior to 1955, paralytic polio could be diagnosed based on signs of nonparalytic poliomyelitis plus partial or complete paralysis in one or more muscle groups, confirmed on two exams at least 24 hours apart. Laboratory confirmation was not required.
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Starting in 1955, the criteria were tightened to require evidence of residual paralysis persisting for at least 60 days (assessed 10–20 days and 50–70 days after onset), along with better differentiation from similar conditions through improved testing, such as stool sample analysis to confirm poliovirus.
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This helped distinguish polio from other causes of paralysis, like Coxsackie virus infections, aseptic meningitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, or transverse myelitis, which were sometimes mislabeled as polio before these refinements.
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These changes did contribute to a predetermined drop in reported paralytic polio cases in 1955–1957, as some short-term or non-poliovirus paralyses were reclassified under other diagnoses.
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However, fact checks emphasize that this was not a ploy to inflate vaccine success; the updates reflected advancing virology and epidemiology, and polio cases continued to plummet dramatically in the following years due to widespread vaccination, leading to U.S. eradication by 1979.
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Conditions like Guillain-Barré (3,000–6,000 U.S. cases annually, mostly in adults) or transverse myelitis (about 1,400 cases annually) do not match polio's scale or child-focused demographics, further debunking reclassification conspiracy claims.
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Bell's Palsy, a form of facial paralysis, is occasionally linked to poliovirus in endemic areas (e.g., suggesting some Bell's cases might actually be undiagnosed polio), but there's no evidence of the reverse—instructing doctors to call polio Bell's Palsy to downplay it.
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Broader claims that polio was "renamed" to syndromes like acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) are also unfounded; AFP is a symptom-based category for surveillance, not a rebrand, and polio requires specific poliovirus confirmation.
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The AMA's involvement in the 1950s appears limited to general polio-related reporting (e.g., in its journal) and later endorsements of vaccination, but not in altering diagnostic criteria.
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Instead, shifts were led by WHO, the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (precursor to HHS/CDC), and vaccine trial organizers like the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Good dig, but remember that Grok doesn’t look at particular sources. Someone else posted two links that I just finished reading. While I wouldn’t call this conspiracy 100% true (yet) it does seem plausible.
That is my understanding about the situation. They were fumigating everything with DDT which has huge neurological side effects. So, polio was concocted to cover it up and at the same time bolster the pharma industry owned by the same interests.
Those pictures they used to scare the crap out of parents were deceiving, making it appear that kids were getting sick all over the place. There were only a couple of places where there were iron lungs and all the children and adults were moved there. Total scam.
But they used way, way, WAY TOO MUCH of it, and dose makes the poison.
You can overdose on safe things, like aspirin. There was a woman who ate a ton of aspirin as a kid, not knowing what it was, and somehow it made her go permanently DEAF.
What you are saying is just common sense. But they were spraying DDT on everything, including kids. Ever see some of the DDT promos from back in the day? That is what they needed to cover up.
Dr Jack Kruse covers this well, maybe from a slightly different angle. His theory asserts that one key ingredient that was served up in the polio vax was SV40. And that is what essentially caused the cancer epidemic.
I’m pretty sure that was discussed on a video that was posted on GAW a couple of years ago. I’ll see if I can dig it up tomorrow and isolate the time stamp.
Doesn't seem to be a completely vacuous conspiracy theory. Here is demonstrable facts as relevant to this claim. Source: Grok with a single prompt (included). While the tone of the reply is one of "debunking", if you read the facts presented it aligns with changing diagnosis criteria around the same time Salk's vaccination were rolled out, and a drop in reported polio cases as a result.
It even confirms that Bell's Palsy might be undiagnosed Polio, which adds to the OP.
Good dig, but remember that Grok doesn’t look at particular sources. Someone else posted two links that I just finished reading. While I wouldn’t call this conspiracy 100% true (yet) it does seem plausible.
Grok gave me the sources, but didnt get through in the copy paste. As authoritative as it gest: https://www.nvic.org/disease-vaccine/polio/vaccine-history-dd4713381b154c91281662b7ba176cff
https://www.nvic.org/disease-vaccine/polio/vaccine-history-dd4713381b154c91281662b7ba176cff
That is my understanding about the situation. They were fumigating everything with DDT which has huge neurological side effects. So, polio was concocted to cover it up and at the same time bolster the pharma industry owned by the same interests.
Those pictures they used to scare the crap out of parents were deceiving, making it appear that kids were getting sick all over the place. There were only a couple of places where there were iron lungs and all the children and adults were moved there. Total scam.
Yup, if that photo used doesn't say to you, "We want you in total panic and fear" for its propaganda, don't know what to tell ya. lol
DDT is good.
But they used way, way, WAY TOO MUCH of it, and dose makes the poison.
You can overdose on safe things, like aspirin. There was a woman who ate a ton of aspirin as a kid, not knowing what it was, and somehow it made her go permanently DEAF.
She joined the cast of American Gladiators under the name Siren.
Sadly, she killed herself in 2008.
What you are saying is just common sense. But they were spraying DDT on everything, including kids. Ever see some of the DDT promos from back in the day? That is what they needed to cover up.
Dr Jack Kruse covers this well, maybe from a slightly different angle. His theory asserts that one key ingredient that was served up in the polio vax was SV40. And that is what essentially caused the cancer epidemic.
https://rumble.com/v6orapr-rfk-jr-and-neurosurgeon-dr-jack-kruse-share-stunning-facts-on-sv40-and-c19v.html
Oh, they are also finding SV40 in the cov-vax
here are a couple of links to pass some time
https://endgameconspiracy.com/the-vaccine-conspiracy/
https://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2010-04-15-show/
To anyone looking at this post. The two above links are worth the read.
Thanks. I needed some reading material before I go to bed tonight.
I found the video (I'm surprised YouTube hasn't taken this down).
Here it is at the Polio time stamp:
https://youtu.be/KtN0PMJOOjM?t=1933
Credit to MAG768720. He first posted it in this GAW thread:
https://greatawakening.win/p/140vaFtTS0/history-of-vaccines--incredible-/
Thanks for the finding.
I’m pretty sure that was discussed on a video that was posted on GAW a couple of years ago. I’ll see if I can dig it up tomorrow and isolate the time stamp.