Polio

Paul was just a regular kid from London that lived with his parents before he had to go to Mortingham Boarding Academy. He was exceptional student at his school and he did very well in his studies. Paul had many friends at his school he had a best friend called James, they were the best of friends. His parents Elizabeth and George Young were very educated people they worked for the Parliament of England as scientists for the Ministry of Health. Their jobs were very dangerous since they worked…

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)…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Struggle with Polio Many people believe that all who get polio become paralyzed, although only about twenty-five percent of people do. Polio affects motor nerves, making muscles weak, and sometimes causing paralysis. This happened to Franklin Delano Roosevelt (UXL). There are many symptoms of polio; these symptoms can range from mild to very serious. Only about one percent of polio patients experience very serious symptoms like muscle spasms, paralysis of…

There are three main serotypes of polio virus: PCV1, PCV2 and PCV3.. Polio is transmitted when the virus enters the mouth or nose and infects the throat and gastrointestinal tract. In 90-95% of cases, polio infection is subclinical and does not cause symptoms. In some cases there may be minor symptoms, such as sore throat, low grade fever, headache, fatigue and nausea…

From the beginning of mankind, man has looked for a way to heal illnesses. Jonas Salk found a cure for one of the severely worst illnesses in the history of man, polio. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine was a great discovery of his time, and it is still being used today to eliminate polio worldwide. His discovery of a vaccine against polio was one which was collected of killed viruses producing the antibodies to help the body defeat the disease without inducing it. As the argument heats up between…

Poliomyelitis is a disease that has crippled and killed hundreds of people. What happens to the body when a person is infected with polio? A polio virus may attack the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord, causing paralysis. However, infection by a polio virus does not always result in severe illness. Some patients show only mild symptoms, such as fever, headache, sore throat, and vomiting. Symptoms may disappear after about a day. Stiffness of the neck and back develops. The muscles become…

There was a deadly disease that was sweeping across America in the 1950’s. This disease was known as poliomyelitis or polio. Polio or poliomyelitis is a virus that may cause paralysis and is preventable by polio vaccine. This disease killed over thirteen hundred Americans and a large percentage were children. In the year 1954, this virus infected about 18,000 children. After extensive research, President Dwight D. Eisenhower became aware of Dr. Jonas Salk who on April 12, 1955, had developed a…

Vaccines are one of the greatest medical achievements in the history. Diseases like smallpox, polio, and whooping cough where once common and now are rarely seen. Vaccinations stop the spread of disease and should be mandatory. Smallpox is a disease caused by the varoil virus. The most common is a rash that covers the face arms and legs that will soon turn to blisters. In severe cases blisters form around the eyelids and cause blindness. According to the World Health Organization smallpox has a…

eliminate pain, suffering, and disease from our lives. She points out that animals were needed to create a vaccine to treat the polio disease. She argues that if animal research was not done, the polio disease would continue spreading and harming thousands lives of people every day. She indicates that one of the reasons that are responsible in part of the increase of the polio cases in the 50’s was the sanitation practices, however when these sanitation practices have improved, the rate of…

Jonas was one of the leading scientist of the 20th century and also the discoverer of the Polio vaccine. Jonas Edward Salk was born on October 28, 1914, in New York City. His parents were Daniel and Dora (née Press) Salk. He had two younger brothers Herman and Lee. His education was very important to his parents and they encouraged him to study. When he was 13 years old he was send to Townsend Harris High School, a public school school for children gifted with intelligence. He was the first…