Polio - Peter Baxendale

By bmorrissey
  • Polio Discovered

    Polio Discovered

    Physician Michael Underwood describes symptoms for the first time ever.
  • First Polio Outbreak in U.S.

    First Polio Outbreak in U.S.

    Polio spreads in Vermont. 132 cases were reported
  • Second Outbreak in U.S. Even Worse

    Second Outbreak in U.S. Even Worse

    Nation wide, 27,000 cases were reported. 6,000 of them died.
  • Iron Lung Developed

    Iron Lung Developed

    Philip Drinker and Louis Shaw create the iron lung to help with respiratory problems.
  • Maurice Brodie and John Kolmer Test Polio Vaccines

    Maurice Brodie and John Kolmer Test Polio Vaccines

    When Brodie and Kolmer tested the vaccine, they got disasterous results. The vaccine actually gave people polio, some cases fatal.
  • F.D.R. Forms March of Dimes

    F.D.R. Forms March of Dimes

    Franklin Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes, an organization in the fight against polio.
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    Dr. Jonas Salk Create Polio Vaccine

    Dr. Jonas Salk and his associates develop the first polio vaccine over the period of six years
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    Dramatic decrease in Polio Cases

    Cases of polio in the U.S. falls by %85 - %90.
  • National Immunization Day

    National Immunization Day

    The first National Immunization Day for polio is held in Brazil.
  • Vaccine Changes

    Vaccine Changes

    Inactivated polio vaccine replaces oral vaccine.