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- Who found a cure for polio?
- Did they find a cure for polio?
- What animal was used for the polio vaccine?
- How was the polio virus cured?
- What animal did polio come from?
- Can you still get polio after being vaccinated?
- Why is there no cure for polio?
- How many polio vaccines were there?
- Is polio vaccine made from monkeys?
- How long was the polio vaccine tested on animals?
- What vaccine left a scar on your arm?
- Is polio still around today?
- How was polio prevented?
- Is anyone immune to polio?
Who found a cure for polio?
On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio.
Did they find a cure for polio?
There is no cure for polio, it can only be prevented. Polio vaccine, given multiple times, can protect a child for life.
What animal was used for the polio vaccine?
At first the vaccine virus was grown in cells taken from minced monkey kidneys. The vaccines were then safety-tested on rhesus monkeys, young mice, guinea pigs and rabbits, before being used on people.
How was the polio virus cured?
There is no cure for polio, only treatment to alleviate the symptoms. Heat and physical therapy is used to stimulate the muscles and antispasmodic drugs are given to relax the muscles. While this can improve mobility, it cannot reverse permanent polio paralysis. Polio can be prevented through immunization.
What animal did polio come from?
The discovery by Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper in 1908 that polio was caused by a virus, a discovery made by inoculating macaque monkeys with an extract of nervous tissue from polio victims that was shown to be free of other infectious agents.
Can you still get polio after being vaccinated?
No, the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) cannot cause paralytic polio because it contains killed virus only.
Why is there no cure for polio?
Once the virus that causes polio has infected a person, there is no treatment that will cure polio. Early diagnosis and supportive treatments such as bed rest, pain control, good nutrition, and physical therapy to prevent deformities from occurring over time can help reduce the long-term symptoms due to muscle loss.
How many polio vaccines were there?
Two types of vaccines protect against polio, or poliomyelitis. IPV is the only polio vaccine that has been used in the United States since 2000. It is given by shot in the leg or arm, depending on the patient's age.
Is polio vaccine made from monkeys?
The first inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) was produced by Salk using virus grown on monkey kidney cells and inactivated with formalin. In 1954, the inactivated vaccine was tested in a placebo-controlled trial, which enrolled 1.6 million children in Canada, Finland and the United States[13].
How long was the polio vaccine tested on animals?
In the 1950s, after 40 years of research using mice, rats and monkeys, polio vaccines were developed and used to treat the disease.
What vaccine left a scar on your arm?
Before the smallpox virus was destroyed in the early 1980s, many people received the smallpox vaccine. As a result, they have a permanent mark on their upper left arm.
Is polio still around today?
Thanks to the polio vaccine, dedicated health care professionals, and parents who vaccinate their children on schedule, polio has been eliminated in this country for more than 30 years. This means that there is no year-round transmission of poliovirus in the United States.
How was polio prevented?
Polio can be prevented by immunizing a child with approrpiate vaccination. There are currently two effective polio vaccines, the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) and the live attenuated oral polio vaccine (OPV).
Is anyone immune to polio?
In the U.S., adults aren't routinely vaccinated against polio because most are already immune, and the chances of contracting polio are minimal.
