PBS
Pbs Teachers: Making Vaccines
Examine how vaccines generate immune responses against pathogens in the body by creating six vaccines in this virtual laboratory.
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Global Polio Eradication Initiative: History of Polio
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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Unicef Global Polio Eradication: End of Polio
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative site gives pictures, details, history, and an invitation to help in the process of completing the world-wide eradication of this crippling viral disease. Includes links to related resources.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Polio 2
This is a five-question quiz for NCLEX-RN concerning polio.
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines
Complete medical education project explores the role and uses of vaccines now and in the past. Find information and analysis about vaccination controversies; answers to frequent questions about vaccinations; timelines of diseases,...
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Development of Polio Vaccines
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...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Polio Vaccine
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).
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Jonas Salk
A biography of Jonas Salk, the man who saved thousands of lives by discovering a vaccine for polio. (In Spanish)
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Polio Vaccinations
A discussion of the likes and differences of the two polio vaccines, Salk and Sabin.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: There Is No Cure for Polio
This collection uses primary sources to explore polio. Set includes an overview, primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide.
PBS
People and Discoveries: Salk Produces Polio Vaccine 1952
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.
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Family Physician: Polio Vaccine
This article provides responses to common questions about the polio virus and disease, as well as information on immunization schedules for young children. Included is information on the polio vaccines risks and reactions.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: History of Vaccines
Illustrated overview of the history of vaccines and inoculations against diseases, such as smallpox and polio.
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Medical Breakthroughs: Dr. Albert Sabin's Discovery of the Oral Polio Vaccine
Scroll down to read about Dr. Albert Sabin's research on polio and the discovery of the oral polio vaccine.
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What You Should Know About Polio [Pdf]
Read brief responses to common questions about polio. Use this site to learn how polio is spread, how it is prevented, and how it manifests in the body.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Jonas Salk, m.d.
Learn about Jonas Salk, M.D. who created the polio vaccine. Read about his background and achievements, listen to an interview, and view a gallery of pictures.
PBS
Pbs: Jonas Salk (1914 1995)
A Science Odyssey biography of Jonas Salk from PBS, noted medical scientist who discovered the vaccine for polio. Easy to read format with link to "Paralyzing Polio," a colorfully animated and interactive comic strip. Links also...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Jonas Salk
Read about Jonas Salk and the development of the polio vaccine. This article from the MIT Invention Dimension includes several links to further information on the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the Salk Institute for...
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Jewish American Hall of Fame: Jonas Salk (1914 1995)
A short biography of Jonas Salk, one of the men to invent a polio vaccine.
Read Works
Read Works: Just What the Doctor Ordered
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about polio, its effects, and the development of a vaccine. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Just What the Doctor Ordered
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about polio and the vaccine created to protect against it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Curated OER
An Infant Receives the Oral Polio Vaccine in Georgia in the 1970s.
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.
Curated OER
Ethiopian Child Receives the Oral Polio Vaccine
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.
New York State Dept. of Health
New York State Dept. Of Health: Poliomyelitis Fact Sheet
Here, basic questions about polio are answered in brief responses. Learn how polio is spread, what its symptoms are, and how it is treated and prevented.