CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE A Deadly Disease Grips America 4 CHAPTER TWO Salk Saves Lives 16 CHAPTER THREE The Sabin Solution 26 CHAPTER FOUR Global Polio Eradication Initiative 36 Important Dates 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 45 Online Resources 46 Learn More 46 About the Authors 47 Index 48
CHAPTER ONE
A DEADLY DISEASE GRIPS AMERICA For most summertime means 1900s it brought fears of a deadly trips and fun But in the early warm weather beaches family disease called poliomyelitis The disease is better known as polio It strikes the central nervous system It attacks the brain and spinal cord It can cause paralysis or even death Polio spreads easily through person-to-person contact Tens of thousands of Americans were infected with polio in the first half of the 1900s Polio victims often used leg braces to help their weak muscles
