It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

Polio Vaccine's Proud Pioneers. ... We’ve made great progress in a short time,” said Dr. Steve Cochi, ... he was diagnosed with polio after awakening one morning unable to move his legs.

Before the vaccines, such illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth ...

These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday. Over the ...

Paralysis that comes with polio results in the lack of any ability to move one or more arms or legs. All sensation is still there. What is missing and gone forever is the ability to move the limb(s).

Polio is in the news, with vaccination under threat and recent outbreaks. This makes Alan Marshall’s classic disability ...

A rare disease cost Mandi Sedlak the lower half of her right leg. Instead of dwelling in self-pity, she focused on golf. Now ...

Minister for Health, Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that polio eradication is a national priority and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is personally overseeing its progress through regular review meetings.

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