Polio
By: Alan Hecht ; foreword by David Heymann.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Deadly diseases and epidemics
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604132380
Subjects: Poliomyelitis -- Juvenile literature; Poliomyelitis -- History -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The history of polio; title: The transmission of polio and; title: How it affects the body; title: Vaccines and how they work; title: The life of Jonas Salk; title: The life of Albert Sabin; title: Nobody is exempt; title: Just when we thought it was safe:; title: Post-polio syndrome; title: What lies ahead? the future of polio.