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| Doctor Zebra > Presidential health > List of Presidents > James Polk | [Graphical Version] |
| The Health and Medical History of President | ||||||||
James Polk |
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| President #11. |
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Maladies = hand shaking · cholera ·· Resources |
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| Maladies and Conditions | [Top] |
| hand shaking | It appears that repetitive strain injuries from hand-shaking is an occupational illness among politicians. Like William McKinley, Polk developed a technique allowing him to "shake hands during the whole day without suffering any bad effects from it" [2a]. [More] |
| Death: cholera |
Died shortly after leaving office. Some have written that Polk worked so hard while President that he weakened himself physically and succumbed to disease as a result [3a]. |
| Resources | [Top] |
| Alternate index terms: Medical history of President Polk, Medical history of President James K. Polk, Medical history of President James Knox Polk. | [Top] |
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