Polio: An American Story is about the journey of the poliovirus and how they came to find the cure. The thesis is stated clearly in the introduction of this book. Oshinsky talks about how the feud between Salk and Sabin was continuous, and that the debate is still ongoing on weather Salk or Sabin made the better vaccine for this virus. He then ends with saying “What is certain, however, is that the polio crusade that consumed them remains one of the most significant and culturally revealing triumphs in American medical history.” (7) The thesis in the introduction section of Oshinsky’s book is what the whole book talks about.…
In February 1952, Jonas Salk claimed he had developed a vaccine for the poliovirus, but he needed large quantities of cultured cells to test the vaccine before selling it for public use.…
“In 1952, polio reached its peak when over 58,000 cases were reported, including 3,145 deaths.” (About Jonas Salk) Polio is among the top ten epidemics in the United States history and the widespread panic created by it could have continued longer without the polio vaccine’s inventor, Jonas Salk. Although Jonas Salk’s intentions and methods were called into question by many, his Poliomyelitis vaccine ended the polio epidemic of the early-mid 20th century. Background…
Polio is a disease that I always knew existed, but never knew had a scientific knowledge of its symptoms and upbringing. The first four chapters of David M. Oshinsky’s Polio: An American Story, covers the extensive information of polio, how the disease progressed as time passed, and what the individuals who dedicated their lives to the study of said disease, did to terminate it. The rivalry between Albert Sabin who was “a long-time polio researcher at the University of Cincinnati” (Oshinsky 6) and Jonas Salk, “a relative newcomer at the University of Pittsburgh” (Oshinsky 6), was what I believed was the most significant item raised in the book. While they were only brought up in the introduction, their names were repeated as I continued the…
Annotated Bibliography Peer reviewd Journal 1. What are the recent advancements in the treatment of the polio epidemic? Affeldt, J.E. (1954).…
Other illnesses, likewise, such as polio was an embarking widespread dilemma in the early 20th century. However, scientists and doctors were lead to a promising and effective…
Their bodies produced the Polio virus antibodies which led Salk to believe in his vaccine (Salk Develops A Polio Vaccine). That permitted a test with forty-three children that did not have the Polio virus to happen on July 2, 1952 (Petersen). The results were the same as the earlier test. By 1953 Jonas Salk’s findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Salk Develops A Polio Vaccine). The sheer amount of faith that Salk had in his vaccine is astonishing.…
(Oldstone 183) In order to prove the vaccine was successful, the largest epidemiologic study ever was conducted in children. In study #1 440,000 children were given the vaccine versus 210,000 children whom were only given a placebo as the control group. In study #2 there would be 1.8 million children that were the control group as they would remain unvaccinated to test the success of the vaccine given in study #1 and two years later, the NFIP would find out that the vaccine was successful and safe. (Kukaswadia 4) Jonas Salk was able to mass produce and distribute the vaccine with HeLa cells and the NFIP was able to widely test the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine with the help of Gey’s discovery of the first immortal cell line without spending millions of dollars.…
Salk’s idea for a polio vaccine was different than what many others at the time believed would be effective because his vaccine consisted of a dead polio virus, while others preferred to use a partially killed virus. The first people to receive the vaccine that Salk developed were himself, his lab scientist, his wife, and their children. After it was determined that they developed anti-polio antibodies and experienced no negative reactions, Salk began to test the vaccine on more people in the Pittsburgh area. Over 600 Allegheny County volunteers, or “Polio Pioneers”, were among the very first to receive the vaccine at The University of Pittsburgh’s Virus Research Laboratory. On October 9, 1953 at the annual meeting of the Academy of Pediatrics, Doctor Jonas Salk announced that 637 children and adults from Allegheny County had received the new vaccine.…
Former President John F. Kennedy was strong supporter of vaccination. During the early 1960’s while he was in office, he created the Vaccine Assistance Act of 1962. This bill would provide vaccination programs for children all across the United States. This effort of JFK’s to help protect children from diseases is now known by health experts as “one of the most successful prevention programs in public health” (Conis 21). His drive to enact this bill promoted the federal government 's involvement in vaccinations and slingshot the legislatures and laws we have today.…
To fulfill Carolyn’s homework assignment. JK feels healthy due to running 2 miles every other day and eating a low fat/high fiber diet three times a day. JK desires to maintain his BP around 120/80, keep his LDL below 129, remain committed to his low fat/high fiber diet and running 2 miles every other day. JK believes that God has a plan for his life but it’s still JK’s responsibility to take preventative measure in caring for his body.…
They raised funds so they can better provide medical treatment facilities for those who suffer polio in the United States. After a long, hard time they were able to find a cure. It was the tenth anniversary of FDR’s death when Jonas Salk announced the vaccine, and five years later Sabin came up with an oral vaccine. FDR’s creation and establishment of the Warm Springs Foundation and the March of Dimes was finally victorious over polio, which he had suffered through for half of his life(“Polio…
Actually the cases that were called before the vaccine was in the United States (usa) ONLY. Anyways after the vaccine was made it was zero cases of polio in the U.S.A was made there were The vaccine has taken 100% possibility to get this virus . thanks to the help of vaccines virus it's practically does not longer exist . another example That vaccine to work effectively is Polio I think you have heard of polio.anyways Polio is an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis.…
Also by 1970 “more sophisticated smallpox vaccines were developed” and international vaccination programs, such as the World Health Organization took the vaccine to the ends of the earth and “eliminated smallpox worldwide”. Jenner’s findings in his vaccine with smallpox sparked interest in scientists all over. Doctor Jonas Salk and Doctor Albert Sabin had a competition with poliomyelitis, or polio, to see who could find the cure. In Smallpox, Syphilis and Salvation: Medical Breakthroughs That Changed the World by Sherly Ann Persson, researcher and former nurse, wrote in her book that polio is very transmittable from human-to-human “through the mouth due to faecally contaminated water or food.”…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that 732,000 American children were saved from death and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses were prevented between 1994 and 2014 due to vaccination.1 Vaccinations could be considered one of the greatest medical achievements in modern development. Because of the invention of vaccines, childhood diseases have been largely eradicated all over the world.2 Vaccinations outweigh the potential risk of diseases that they are created to prevent, therefore for the safety of the population they should be mandatory. With medical study, technological advancements, and mandatory vaccinations, such events can not only be controlled, but prevented and stopped. In 1796, Edward Jenner invented the…