Famous People Who Had and Have Polio

November 10, 2017

Originally published on DisabledWorld.com

Synopsis: Explanation of the disease Polio and resource list of famous people living and deceased who had polio in their lives. The word poliomyelitis originates from the Greek word "polio" meaning "grey" and "myelon" meaning "marrow." Polio vaccines, developed by Jonas Salk in 1952 and Albert Sabin in 1962, are credited with reducing the annual number of polio cases from many hundreds of thousands to around a thousand.

Main Digest: Poliomyelitis - Polio or Infantile Paralysisis - is a highly infectious disease caused by the poliovirus, a member of the genus Enterovirus, belonging to the Picornaviridae family. The word poliomyelitis originates from the Greek word "polio" meaning "grey" and "myelon" meaning "marrow." The spread of the disease is through the fecal-oral route.

To read the full article, click the button below.