Nardo, Don
Summary: Describes how, before the advent of vaccines, epidemics of measles, mumps, whooping cough, polio, and other crippling diseases ravaged humanity around the globe, and how that began to change when medical researchers developed the first vaccines, using a portion of a disease germ to stimulate the bodys immune reaction. Today, hundreds of millions of people gain immunity to deadly diseases...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2019
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Summary: "The discovery of a vaccine for polio in the 1950s has prevented millions of cases of this severe paralyzing disease. The Discovery of the Polio Vaccine examines this historic advance from multiple perspectives, including those of Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin, and modern organizations working to wipe out polio once and for all. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019