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Poliomyelitis, the virus to end all viruses…or rather it could have been had Jonas Salk not been there. ... This virus had possibly been around for centuries, slowly working up to killing record numbers of people. ... Leon Smith, a polio survivor. ... ” Why was polio so dangerous? ...
Polio is the only common disease that results in the sudden paralysis of a previously healthy child (Sass). ... During an attack of polio, the nerve cells in the spinal cord are injured or slaughtered (Mason). ... And for those who cannot breathe on their own, the “iron lung”, an artificial breathing machine (Mason), “a metal, coffin-like contraption” which aids respiration while imprisoning the polio victims, was invented (Sass). These were all pre-vaccination treatments. ... Polio had them stumped and scared and heartbroken. For centuries there wasn’t enough known about polio to even recognize it. ... Popper did polio become a “reportable disease entity” (Sass). ... And polio has to be one of the worst diseases on the list if only because it is extremely contagious. ... The virus is spread through infected feces or airborne particles (Mason). ... Which is basically how Leon Smith thinks he caught polio.
Approximate Word count = 917
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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