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An estimated 70-95% of polio cases were asymptomatic. Was this understood by the general public during polio outbreaks? Were asymptomatic people quarantined? Did people dismiss polio as "most cases have no symptoms"?

by /u/NATOrocket in /r/AskHistorians

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