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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 cure polio, historical photos, and animated activities for students also included.
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oral polio vaccine, polio immunizations, polio prevention, polio research, polio symptoms, polio vaccine, polio vaccines, polio virus, poliomyelitis, spread of polio, albert sabin, march of dimes, michael underwood, national foundation for infantile paralysis, national museum of american history, salk institute, smithsonian, smithsonian institute, polio antibodies, polio shot, polio vaccine research, vaccines for polio
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- Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)