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The History of Polio

By Daniel C.

  • First Description of Polio (History)

    First Description of Polio (History)
    The first clinical description of polio provide by Micheal Underwood.

  • First U.S Outbreak of Polio (History)

    First U.S Outbreak of Polio (History)
    The first time the US was impact by polio was in Vermont, this outbreak caused 18 deaths and over 100 infected.

  • Polio Identified as a Virus (Science)

    Polio Identified as a Virus (Science)
    Two scientists named Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper test that Polio is indeed a virus by transmitting it to a monkey.

  • Trapping the Virus (Science)

    Trapping the Virus (Science)
    The Polio virus was caught using a filter, this will allow for future study and research.

  • The First Attempt at Vaccines

    The First Attempt at Vaccines
    Two different research teams developed Polio vaccines, and they both ended awfully, many people had allergic reactions, made sick, paralyzed and even died from the vaccine.

  • Relief is found (Science)

    Relief is found (Science)
    After a successful trial, Dr. Thomas Francis declared that there was a cure for Polio.

  • Last case of Polio in the US (History)

    Last case of Polio in the US (History)
    The final case of polio is found in the US

  • The Polio Vaccine Changes (History)

    The Polio Vaccine Changes (History)
    The current polio vaccine gets replace by a new one that uses inactivated polio, which makes it safer than older one.

  • The Virus Today

    The Virus Today
    There have been no new case the are from the US, however there have been cases of people bringing polio in, and some underdeveloped counties still have problems quoth the virus.