Polio War
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Polio Across The Iron Curtain
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Author : Dóra Vargha
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-11
Polio Across The Iron Curtain written by Dóra Vargha and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11 with History categories.
Through the lens of polio, Dóra Vargha looks anew at international health, communism and Cold War politics. This title is also available as Open Access.
The War Against Polio
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Author : Cynthia O'Brien
language : en
Publisher: Crabtree Classics
Release Date : 2022
The War Against Polio written by Cynthia O'Brien and has been published by Crabtree Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Polio plagued humans for thousands of years with no cure and few effective treatments. This informative book describes how there was no real understanding of what it was until scientists were able to do research on the disease using microscopes. It was not until 1961 that a vaccine was developed. Since then, polio has been eradicated in most of the world"--
Polio War
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Author : Juliette Haines Mofford
language : en
Publisher: TouchPoint Press
Release Date : 2024-01-30
Polio War written by Juliette Haines Mofford and has been published by TouchPoint Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-30 with Fiction categories.
1940s. World War II is raging. Facing what seems to be insurmountable odds, a nine-year must draw upon weapons of inner strength to win her own war. The Second World War is raging overseas when nine-year old Carey Lindsay, has her own war to win. It was a time when children proudly participated in the War Effort and the fear of polio gripped every American community. References to American popular culture during the 1940s bring back a bygone era. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt provided courage and inspiration for Carey and her new friends. Like young people today, coping with isolation during Covid-19, Carey must draw upon weapons of inner strength. Carey's story will resonate with young readers and adults experiencing medical challenges and readers whose families have been impacted by war. This poignant story does not shy away from sadness and death but is also filled with the love of family and joys of friendship, along with personal victory. "For any young reader faced with illness, either their own or that of a family member or friend, this is an important story. It is also a memorable and heartwarming book for those of us who remember the fear of polio during the epidemics of the 1940s and early 'fifties and the courage of an American President, who crippled by the disease himself, inspired other victims." —Reader Review (First Edition)
War Against Polio
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Author : Smith Mary Beth (author)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
War Against Polio written by Smith Mary Beth (author) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with categories.
The Battle Against Polio
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Author : Stephanie True Peters
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Release Date : 2005
The Battle Against Polio written by Stephanie True Peters and has been published by Marshall Cavendish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses the cause of polio and the infection process, its history and search for a cure, and the course it took in the United States between 1900 and the early 1960s.
Love War Polio
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Author : Timothy James Bazzett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-02-15
Love War Polio written by Timothy James Bazzett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Combining copious and meticulous research with original letters, interviews, personal recollections and anecdotes, Tim Bazzett tells Bill Porteous's story with compassion, insight and humor. His narrative conveys a contagious and obvious delight in discovering how we are all connected. Here is a homespun history lesson about the nearly forgotten polio plague years and our fathers' and grandfathers' war, presented in a way that manages to bridge the gap between generations and even allows us to laugh a little as we learn of such serious matters. Perhaps in the end, however, Love, War & Polio is a simple and universal tale - one of faith, hope, and the healing power of love.
The War Against Polio
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Author : Mary Smith
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-10-29
The War Against Polio written by Mary Smith and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-29 with categories.
The author's father came down with polio during the epidemic of 1944. This book describes his story of pain, rehabilitation and return to normality as well as inspirational stories of other polio survivors, some more severely paralyzed than he was. Most of these people adjusted well to life after polio. But 30 to 40 years later they started getting what is known as post-polio syndrome which the author's father had also. Also included is a concise but comprehensive history of polio in 20th century America. In 1916, the crippling disease began in New York City and spread to other parts of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt's county was especially hard hit with a 25% mortality rate. He formed a group of prominent citizens from his town of Oyster Bay and tried to prevent the disease from spreading. Nothing worked. In 1921 his distant cousin Franklin got polio and lost the use of both of his legs. He also was weak in his pelvic area and unable to walk more than a few steps on crutches. He founded a rehabilitation center in Warm Springs, Georgia. By 1926 he realized that he was never going to walk again but felt he could still run for office. In 1928 he ran for Governor of New York and served two terms. In 1933 he became President of the United States. While President he asked his law partner, Basil O'Connor, to head up a charity which provided for patient care and research into the disease. All patients needing money for hospital expenses were cared for. It was the most successful charity ever. It eliminated the need for government involvement. After World War II, people began to clamor for a vaccine to prevent polio in the new generation of baby boomers. Enter Jonas Salk. By using his intelligence, great leadership skills and hard tedious work he was able to test his vaccine in 1952. In 1954 the vaccine was tested on millions of first, second and third grade children and was found to be safe and effective. In 1962 Salk's vaccine was replaced with Sabin's oral vaccine but that was found to cause polio in a few people. In 2000 the United States went back to the Salk vaccine. The Sabin vaccine is used for the developing world because of inability to afford expensive needles and because immunity can be spread by vaccinated people to the unvaccinated.
Polio Wars
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Author : Naomi Rogers
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014
Polio Wars written by Naomi Rogers and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A study of Australian nurse Sister Elizabeth Kenny and her efforts to have her unorthodox methods of treating polio accepted as mainstream polio care in the United States during the 1940s. A case study of changing clinical care, and an examination of the hidden politics of philanthropies and medical societies.
Polio Eradication And Its Discontents
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Author : William A. Muraskin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Polio Eradication And Its Discontents written by William A. Muraskin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Poliomyelitis categories.
Walk On Through The Rain
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Author : Cheryl Peyton
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Release Date : 2013-04-24
Walk On Through The Rain written by Cheryl Peyton and has been published by Createspace Independent Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-24 with Fiction categories.
In August of 1946 the Minnesota State Fair was canceled for only the fourth time in its nearly one hundred-year history. The previous times had been due to war: the Civil War and World War II. In 1946, the Fair failed to open as there was a different kind of war being waged against an unseen, but deadly enemy: poliomyelitis. Polio had become an epidemic across the United States, with disproportionately more cases in the Midwest. Four years earlier, a British nurse known as "Sister" Kenny came from Australia to open a clinic in Minneapolis to help treat the burgeoning number of cases there. Elizabeth Kenny had developed her own unconventional treatments for the paralytic strain. While these treatments that had shown some success in the Outback, they had remained controversial around the world. In that summer of 1946, Jeannie Erickson was not yet two years old and living with her family in Minneapolis when she contracted the virulent strain of polio during an afternoon outing. Days later, when symptoms appeared, Jeannie was rushed to the hospital where she became the youngest patient to enter the Kenny Institute. After spending a couple weeks in an "Iron Lung," Jeannie was moved to a bed in the children's ward with the dire prognosis of permanent paralysis in her legs. This is the story of a little girl's battle against polio; from her first hospitalization, through multiple surgeries and harsh treatments, to be able to walk again and lead a full and satisfying life. In telling Jeannie's story, the book takes a look at life inside the polio wards of hospitals in the 1940s and 1950s where children spent months at a time, able to see their families for only 2 hours a week. The children in the Kenny Institute were fortunate to receive the most effective treatment known; to have the best chance to have the use of their limbs restored. Sister Kenny's techniques eventually led to the development of modern-day physical rehabilitation.