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Maxine Fisher, Left, and Beatrice Sharp Slutsky
NPR celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first polio vaccine by providing a timeline that begins in 1800 with an outbreak of infantile paralysis, photos, facts, and personal interviews.
University of Pennsylvania
History and Sociology of Science: America's Golden Age of Medicine?
Examine the history of the Golden Age of Medicine in America from the 1930s through the 1960s. Use photographs, primary sources, essays, and the suggested questions to trace the advances made in drugs, technology, and the delivery of...
University of California
Program in Bioscience and Biotechnology Studies: Wendell Meredith Stanley
The University of California, Berkeley provides a good biography of Nobel Prize winner, Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904-1971). This site gives information on his research on the crystallization of viruses.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Jonas Salk
An account of the man who developed the polio vaccine, Jonas Salk. Along with his biography, there are additional links to related articles and notes.
Able Media
The Asclepion: Medicine in Ancient Egypt
Technical but fascinating Classics Technology Center site gives evidence from papyri, art, and burial remains about the medical abilities and advancements of ancient Egypt. Includes reports of polio and tuberculosis.
Other
Warm Springs Ga
Take a look at the historic Warm Springs town just south of Atlanta, Georgia. Historic Warm Springs is known for, what else, its warm springs, and the charming town offers a wealth of history. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was a...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Vaccines and Immnunizations
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention site that covers just about anything you'd want to know about vaccines and immunizations, including vaccine recommendations, immunization schedules, vaccine safety, the importance of vaccines...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Making Vaccines
Examine how vaccines generate immune responses against pathogens in the body by creating six vaccines in this virtual laboratory.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Encephalitis
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides a great look at the acute inflammation of the brain caused by a viral infection known as encephalitis. Sections in the article include: signs and symptoms, causes, screening, treatment,...
University of Oregon
Mapping History: American History
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery: Albert Bruce Sabin
This site from the Arlington National Cemetery contains a brief biography of Dr. Sabin, mentioning some little known facts about his life. Includes several pictures of the gravesite as well as links to additional information.
Other
Disabled World: Famous People With Disabilities
This site offers a list of well-known people with a disability or mental condition who have overcome their barriers to achieve and contribute to society. Divided by disability category and include actors, world leaders, singers, and...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
This companion to the PBS series surveys the career of the longest-serving president in U.S. history and leader through the Great Depression and World War II.
Other
Jewish American Hall of Fame: Jonas Salk Quiz
Take this quiz about the life of Jonas Salk and see how much you know about this famous American. Warning: read up on the man before taking this quiz. (It's not easy!)
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Fighting Disease
The United Nations has distributed this list to make school age children aware of the communicable diseases that have most recently had an effect on society. Good descriptions are provided for each of the 11 diseases.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Jonas Salk
This article describes the life and discoveries of Jonas Salk.
Other
Christopher & Dana Reeve Paralysis Foundation: Resource Center
This resource provides information about paralysis, including treatment, causes, and resources.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Track the accomplishments of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945 CE) through his four terms in office. He is considered to be one of our greatest presidents. This president "Guided America through its greatest foreign crisis, and, with...
PBS
American Experience: Technology Timeline: 1752 1990
Short descriptions of important technological innovations produced in America and the date of their introduction.
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Anna Hall, c.p. Li, Mrs. Auborn Hall, Morris Schaeffer, Mrs. Johnnie Johnson
Scientists at the U.S. Public Health Service's Communicable Disease Center in Montgomery, Alabama, had just discovered that the Brunhilde type of polio virus could be grown in mice. Shown, left to right, are: Mrs. Anna Hall, C.P. Li,...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Return of Tb
Test your knowledge of tuberculosis and other diseases. Separate fact from fiction, and match historical notes and symptoms to various human illnesses.
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