Polio epidemic
crippling virus outbreak
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Author
Publication
2001 - Enslow, Berkeley Heights, NJ, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
12,000 words, Guess
Page Count
48 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepolioepidemiccri00sher
- ISBN-100766015556
- ISBN-139780766015555
- Library of Congress Control Number00009472
- OCLC Control Number44076124
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL24870654M
Classifications
- DDC614.5/49/09730904
- LCCRA644.P9 S44 2001
Description
Describes the history polio outbreaks, focusing on the 1952 epidemic, which afflicted nearly 58,000 people and caused more than 3,000 deaths. Explains the effects of the disease, the creation of the March of Dimes, and methods of treatment, including the development of a vaccine by Dr. Jonas Salk.
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- American disasters
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