This book explains how the poliovirus infects the body, multiplies and spreads, and how it invades nerve cells and the spinal cord to cause paralysis.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
The history of polio; Transmission of polio and how it affects the body; Vaccines and how they work; The life of Jonas Salk; The life of Albert Sabin; Nobody is exempt; Just when we thought it was safe: post-polio syndrome; What lies ahead? the future of polio; glossary; bibliography, futher reading; websites; index.