Few diseases frightened parents more in the early part of the 20th - TopicsExpress



          

Few diseases frightened parents more in the early part of the 20th century than polio did. Polio struck in the warm summer months, sweeping through towns in epidemics every few years. Though most people recovered quickly from polio, some suffered temporary or permanent paralysis and even death. Many polio survivors were disabled for life. They were a visible, painful reminder to society of the enormous toll this disease took on young lives.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:04:36 +0000

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