“Polio was once the most feared disease in the U.S.”
“A new Annenberg poll shows most Americans know little about the virus, despite recent N.Y. outbreak.”
“Not that long ago, Philadelphia-area parents were so afraid of polio that they didn’t let their kids swim in public pools or splash in city fountains. Some kept their kids away from other children during warmer months when poliovirus was most active.
But today, the once-dreaded virus that killed thousands of children and paralyzed many more at its peak in the early 1950s is not on the minds of most Americans.”
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