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Polio virus found in NYC wastewater, showing spread of disease in New York
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe polio virus was discovered in wastewater samples in New York City, showing the once-eradicated...
First U.S. Case of Polio in Nearly a Decade Reported in New York
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGetty The first case of polio in the United States since 2013 has been reported in Rockland County,...
Polio case reported in New York, the first US case since 2013. Investigators are looking into where...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA case of polio has been reported in New York, Rockland County officials said Thursday. The viral...
Will polio spread like COVID-19? Experts say it's unlikely but the unvaccinated are still at risk
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the early 1900s, up to 35,000 Americans a year were disabled by polio. The virus, which mainly...
'This isn’t normal': What to know about New York polio case, a rarity in the US
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. has reported its first case of polio in nearly a decade, in a young unvaccinated adult who...
Why are diseases like polio and scarlet fever back? Seacoast doctors explain, assess risks
Foster's Daily Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEXETER — Having dealt with COVID-19 for the past few years, the emergence of monkeypox and diseases...
New York Reports First Polio Case in a Decade—Here’s What You Need to Know
Prevention via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn unvaccinated NY man has polio, the first documented case in the U.S. since 2013. Here, doctors...
Paul Alexander, polio survivor who lived in iron lung for 70 years, dies age 78
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBlack and white image of a group of eight patients who are in iron lungs that are arranged in an...
Polio Is Back. Here's How to Keep Yourself Safe
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA dose of polio vaccine is prepared on July 22, 2022, at a pop-up vaccination clinic that was opened in Pomona, N.Y., after a polio case was discovered...
The Differences Between the Two Polio Vaccines—and the New One on the Horizon
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA health worker gives a dose of the polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign against...