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Fears of a polio resurgence in the US have health officials on high alert – a virologist explains...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCritical-care patients in the emergency polio ward at Haynes Memorial Hospital in Boston in August...
'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates false sense of security...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor much of the 20th century, Americans were used to seeing people bearing the signs of past polio...
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...
It’s Time We Talk About Polio In The US And How To Protect Yourself
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPolio is a life-threatening disease that’s long been eradicated in the US. But a recent New York...
Fact check: Polio is caused by a virus, not pesticides
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: Polio is caused by pesticide exposure, not a virus A Jan. 22 Instagram post (direct link,...
Covid, monkeypox, polio: Summer of viruses reflects travel, warming trends
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 13 years as an infectious-disease doctor in the suburbs of New York City, Azfar Chak has fought...
Michigan to begin testing wastewater for polio
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday it will begin testing wastewater samples for polio in Michigan and Pennsylvania...
Jonas Salk, the man who cured polio, "would be shocked" by anti-vaxxers, experts say
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDr Jonals Salk painting Illustration by Ed Vebell/Getty Images Polio is a highly infectious viral...
Polio Is Making a Comeback. Thanks, Anti-Vaxxers!
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf it seems like infectious diseases are coming at us faster, spreading more widely and persisting longer than they have in generations, it’s because...
Polio was eradicated in the U.S. decades ago. How has it returned?
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoFor many, polio conjures up black-and-white mental images of a bygone era and a pathogen relegated...