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Considered by public health officials to be one of the greatest success stories in recent history, the polio vaccine is currently the subject of a petition by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s lawyer to ...

It seems there was a theory that "polio spreads and expands in concentric circles from its initial point of outbreak." The ...

Poliomyelitis is an ancient disease that has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide for centuries. Its history is complicated by changes in the way humans adapt and live, and ...

Messages like this are used in memes, posters, T-shirts, and even some billboards to promote routine vaccinations. As this catchy statement reminds people of once-feared diseases of the past, it — ...

Poliomyelitis, or polio, has spread its malignant roots through every age of humankind. The disease is older than recorded history, as much a part of what it means to be human as animal domestication ...

Fears of polio gripped the U.S. in the mid-20th century. Parents were afraid to send their children to birthday parties, public pools or any place where children mingled. Children in wheelchairs ...

In the summer of 1950 fear gripped the residents of Wytheville, Virginia. Movie theaters shut down, baseball games were cancelled and panicky parents kept their children indoors — anything to keep ...

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Marquette held its inaugural Polio Walk as part of the World Polio Day awareness campaign, with Rotary Club members sharing the history of the 1940s Upper Peninsula polio outbreak. The event also ...