In answer to the question on Yahoo Questions:

Can Polio be passed from the father to the baby... even though the
virus is no longer in his body and was not severe?

The answer is No - the polio virus cannot be passed from the father
to the baby after he has recovered from polio.

But the father can pass on metabolic deficiencies that may give the
father Post Polio Syndrome in later years. These deficiencies may be
passed to the sperm and then to the baby at conception.

The best thing you can both do is be in the best possible health 12
months prior to conception. And then, as the mother, stay healthy
through the pregnancy.

Where do you live? Are you able to get lots of red meat, fresh fruit
and vegetables every day? Depending where you live there may not be
sufficient vitamins and minerals in the soils so you might need
nutritional supplements. In particular for polio survivors or their
children, for tireness and muscle strength you need more carnitine
(found in red meat and avocados) and muscle aches and cramps you
need more magnesium (found in green leafy vegetables).

Tessa