Polio / Alan Hecht ; consulting editor, Hilary Babcock ; foreword by David Heymann.

Author Hecht, Alan.

ImprintNew York : Chelsea House, c2009.

Note: ContentThe history of polio -- The transmission of polio and how it affects the body -- Vaccines and how they work -- The life of Jonas Salk -- The life of Albert Sabin -- Nobody is exempt -- Just when we thought it was safe: post-polio syndrome -- What lies ahead? The future of polio.

Abstract:Discusses the history of the poliovirus, its effects on the body, vaccines and the researchers who discovered them, and the threat that this virus still poses.

Electronic ResourceElectronic version: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0826/2008035806.html -- Materials specified: Table of contents only

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