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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Whatever Happened to Polio?

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit commemorates the discovery of the polio vaccine. Includes a timelined history of the disease, beginning with the first clinical description of polio by British physician Michael Underwood. Inquiries into the research to...
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Handout
PBS

People and Discoveries: Salk Produces Polio Vaccine 1952

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site read about Jonas Salk's efforts to prevent the polio virus, which resulted in the creation of the first polio vaccine and in Albert Sabin's research into making a more effective means of preventing the disease.
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Handout
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Development of Polio Vaccines

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Access Excellence. Beginning with a good description of the symptoms and spreading of polio, as well as information on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's battle with polio, this article addresses the development of...
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Polio Vaccine

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn what polio is and why (and when) you should be vaccinated at this site from the Centers for Disease Control. Also read about the risks and reactions associated with the IPV (Inactivated Polio Vaccine).
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Other

Global Polio Eradication Initiative: History of Polio

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline from Global Polio Eradication Initiative of pictures, descriptions, and events -- all of which describe the history of polio and its vaccine -- is organized into three large sections: "Endemic Polio 1580BC-1953," "Vaccine...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Polio 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a five-question quiz for NCLEX-RN concerning polio.