Stuff You Missed in History Class

SYMHC Classics: Polio, The Dread Disease

09.10.2022 - By iHeartPodcastsPlay

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This 2011 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina covers polio, a threat in the early 20th century that often left victims paralyzed or dead. Vaccines caused an immediate drop in polio cases and today have nearly eradicated the disease.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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