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It started in the 1789 in England. A man got it, it was caused by contaminated water. Then the man got paralysis because it attacked the nerve cell of the man located in his right leg. And with the time he got cured.
Polio is a contagious viral illness that can kill you. Mostly children get it but a man or woman can also get it.
the flu came from where we belive to be Mexico ,but lets not jump to canclutions it might had come from the U.S and imported to Mexico or imported to the U.S by some other country!!!!!
Polio is one of those diseases that are as old as man. But the first scientific/medical description of it took place in 1789 by British physician Michael Underwood. He was the first to describe it in a clinical setting.
1894 - The first major polio epidemic reported in the United States occurs in Rutland,Vermont, consisting of 132 total cases, including some adults.
Polio was first recorded around 3700 BC but the first recorded epidemic in America was in 1894
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Why was the mn state fair not held in 1946?
Outbreak of polio.
What is the risk for polio in the us?
Unlikely, there is now a vaccine for polio and now polio has become weakened to a point where people who have may not experience all the severe symptoms as when the outbreak hit. for example: polio would cause lung failure in the time of the outbreak but now it is very uncommon to see in polio patients. Just take the vaccine and you'll be safe.
How did the polio outbreak in Syria start?
Someone who was not immunized with the polio vaccine got it from someone else. No one knows where some of these viruses "hide" but is probably was making rounds in small populations.
When was polio found?
1789 was when polio was first diagnosed!!!! polio was found in 1789
When was the polio epimedic?
The first Polio epidemic was in 1894 in Vermont with 132 cases of it.
Who made polio?
Polio is a virus which occurs spontaneously in nature. Now, the vaccines for polio were first made by Salk and then Sabin.
What year was carnival in Trinidad celebrated in May rather than February because of some epidemic or something?
1973. Because of an outbreak of Polio.
Who came up with the polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk came up with the first injectable polio vaccine, followed by Albert Sabin who came up with the first oral polio vaccine.
When was polio the most prevalent in the US?
Throughout the world polio us present every year, but there was a major outbreak of polio in 1955 in North America. Polio is still present in the world although it is generally not a problem in Western countries. The virus may be endemic (everyone has it) in some countries although only 10% of the population show symptoms. The virus is spread by fecal contamination of food or water or by mouth to mouth contact.
Who first made a medicine for polio?
Jonas Salk developed a polio vaccine in the nineteen sixties.
Was the polio vacation or the telephone discovered first?
The polio vaccine was first tested in 1952 and marketed in 1955.The telephone was invented in 1876.
What diseases killed many people during World War 2?
(World War 2 1939-1945) In this time period, there was an epidemic of influenza from 1940-1941 in the United States. Also, there was an outbreak of polio immediately after the war, from about 1945-1949.
