Hidden Figures in Polio History
“From 1940-1958, The Infantile Paralysis Center was housed on the campus of the Tuskegee Institute, known today as Tuskegee University. This red brick building in the South became the only place in the United States built specifically to treat Black children with polio. . . But the story doesn't end there."
The Autumn Ghost: How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care
“The Autumn Ghost: How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care by Hannah Wunsch is an enlightening and deeply impactful story of this critical moment in medical history. “
By Pamela Sergey
Medical Advances as a Result of Polio -”The Autumn Ghost”
"I hope this will help people remember what it was like BEFORE the vaccine. It was an eye-opener for me to see how much advocacy comes from polio survivors.“
By the PA Polio Network
Why Haven’t We Eradicated Polio? (Video)
"If we’ve had vaccines for the polio virus for almost 70 years, why haven’t we been able to fully eradicate it from the globe?" Sci Show Video
An Unexpected Journey - Celebrating the Life of Lauro S. Halstead, MD
Have you ever asked yourself if polio, in a curious way, enriched your life? Unexpected Journey: A Physician’s Life in the Shadow of Polio recounts Dr. Lauro Halstead’s personal quest to answer this question.
By Pamela Sergey
Ordinary People Change the World: I Am Frida Kahlo
I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.
By Pamela Sergey
Major Epidemics: POLIO (Video)
Major Epidemics: A C-Span Interview with Daniel J. Wilson, PhD (Video)
John Munsick
One day I was an active 12-year-old riding my bike, playing baseball with my friends and climbing trees on my grandmother’s farm. The next day, I remember feeling bad, missing school and developing a limp.