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Polymyelitis, otherwise known as polio, was one of the most feared diseases of the early to mid twentieth century. This disease either killed or it paralyzed its’ victims. This affected America in such a terrible way by killing or paralyzing thousands of them within the beginning of the twentieth century alone, scaring most other Americans and putting up a red flag for most health organizations. President Roosevelt, however, conceived the idea of initiating the charity that would later

Polio an American story is a scholarly readable and informative book which covers the lives of many American eminent scientists who struggled a lot to eradicate polio. This book mainly focuses on the mid twentieth century where the people are very eager to find a vaccine to eradicate polio .This book also covers the entire topics from appearance of polio symptoms to post polio syndrome which shows the valuable thesis done by David M. Oshinsky.

than usual. My feet hurt so much that for two years I had to crawl on my hands and

With the last outbreak of Polio in the US being in 1979, many today have no recollection of the terror of this disease. The disease primarily infected children, and there seemed to be no pattern to who succumbed to it. No one could feel safe. Polio as a disease presents such horrors that even those who overcome it once can be plagued by its aftereffects in later life. Before vaccines, single outbreaks could devastate entire communities. One outbreak

Polio, something that can devastate anyone and everyone so very quickly. In 1953, you didn’t know when you could be infected with this life threatening disease.

Paralysis caused by polio is very rare, of the total amount of individuals who contract the virus, “less than 1%” become paralyzed (NYSDOH, 2014).

What is Polio? Poliomyelitis, commonly referred to as Polio, is an incapacitating and potentially fatal, infectious virus. Although it is rare to see someone suffering from the disease, in some countries, such as Nigeria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, the virus still exists. (Kids Health 1) Before the first vaccine was created, Polio was a threat to all Americans across the nation. The dangerous virus attacked people from all age ranges and left permanent damage on all of its victims. Luckily, at the peak of its devastation, a man named Jonas Salk created a vaccine against this catastrophic virus. This vaccine not only marked the downfall of Polio in the United States, but in a majority of nations throughout the world as well.

In 1977 Dr Jonas Salk (inventor of the Salk polio vaccine) testified with other scientists that 87% of the polio cases which occurred in the US since 1970 were the by-product of

Epidemics have initial devastating consequences; however, what about the patients that survive? According to Robin Howard in Poliomyelitis and the Postpolio Syndrome (2005), the World Health Organization (WHO) discussed a significant drop in polio cases between 1988 and 2003 due to increased immunizations. WHO identified that although there was a drop from 350,000 to 900 cases worldwide, polio is still considered an epidemic in six third world countries. While its important to understand polio and its initial symptoms its equally important to understand that polio survivors may develop significant symptoms decades later; this classified as PPS. Suffers are more likely to have surgical procedures related to their age as a result of deterioration.

In February 2013 nine female polio vaccination workers in Nigeria were killed. This tragic incident sheds some light on resistance to vaccinations. Ten years ago Nigerian religious leaders told citizens that vaccines were unsafe, that they caused sterility. Polio is close to becoming the second disease successfully eliminated due to vaccines. Less than 250 cases of Polio were reported last year worldwide. Polio can only be eliminated if Nigeria stops resisting and if South Asia does the same ("The Dangers of Vaccine Defiance [analysis]."). Polio is still a problem in Nigeria, even though it’s not in America. Given the amount of international travel and immigration, to not vaccinate is to risk the chance of young children getting a deadly disease. (Offit) Polio causes permanent paralysis in one in every 200 cases and death in a tenth of those cases. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) claims that 10 million children have been saved from paralysis due to vaccination. Vaccinations save 10 million lives every year. Many

What I am trying to say is don’t let your flaws bring you down or stop you from doing anything anyone else is doing. Very few in the world have polio and if they do they don’t do much with their lives after diagnosis but I had to continue to run the country. I hope that all people with diseases and with polio can not let it stop them from achieving their dreams.

On Saturday, June 17, 1916, an official announcement was made regarding existence of an epidemic polio infection in Brooklyn, New York. That year, there were

Poliomyelitis or Polio is an infectious viral disease that attacks the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis. Paralysis is the loss of the ability to move due to poison, injury or illness. In 1789 English physician Michael Underwood referred to polio as “a debility of the lower extremities.” However, the disease later became known as infantile paralysis because of its propensity to affect children. Polio mainly affects children five years of age and younger.

Polio is an infectious disease that has killed and paralyzed many people (Birth of Jonas Salk and the death of polio in India). It has taken the lives of

Natively present in Africa, where the conditions favor proliferation of polio, this disease is secreted in feces and contracted through the mouth, due to poor sanitation systems. There is a campaign to “kick polio out of Africa” where intervention centers ran by trained volunteers. The volunteers feel this is a good chance for their country which does not have many opportunities. A personal relationship with someone