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Polio
 Websites presented in alphabetical order About Salk 
 This essay describes physician and scientist Jonas Salk's development of the polio vaccine, and his development of the Salk Institute in San Diego, California. Includes links to a timeline, a video about Salk and the institute, and the Jonas Salk Trust. From the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. http://www.salk.edu/about/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Notable People, Public Health & Safety Last updated Nov 8, 2008 Global Health Program
Website of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's project concerning diseases and conditions that cause widespread illness and death in developing countries. The program focuses on developing effective and affordable vaccines and medicines. Provides background information on malaria, HIV/AIDS, respiratory illnesses, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases. http://www.gatesfoundation.org/global-health/Pages/overview.aspx Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jan 22, 2009 Hidden Killers: Deadly Viruses
This site explores virus basics, profiling thirteen common viruses, including HIV, influenza, hepatitis, measles, polio, and ebola. Also explores how the body fights viruses, and potential military uses of viruses. A ThinkQuest site. http://library.thinkquest.org/23054/ Topics: Infectious Diseases Last updated Dec 31, 2005 Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
Collection of documents related to the development by Dr. Jonas Salk of a polio vaccine, the federal government plan to have the vaccine produced, the drop in polio cases since the vaccine was distributed widely in the U.S. starting in 1955. Provides data, reports, press releases, conference remarks, minutes of Cabinet meetings, photographs, and related material. From the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Center. http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/Research/Digital_Documents/salk/Salkdocuments.html Topics: Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Nov 11, 2008 March of Dimes: From Polio to Prematurity
This site features a timeline of events in the history of the March of Dimes foundation and its battle against polio and birth defects. It also provides a place to read and submit stories from polio survivors, volunteers, and other people involved with the March of Dimes. From the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. http://www.marchofdimes.com/polio/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices, Public Health & Safety Last updated May 5, 2005 Polio Eradication
News, background information, and other resources relating to the eradication of this paralysis-causing infectious disease "caused by a virus ... [that] can strike at any age, but affects mainly children under three." Includes fact sheets, vaccine information, polio status data, and strategic documents and status reports on efforts to eliminate polio in countries such as Nigeria and Afghanistan. From the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a joint effort of groups including the World Health Organization (WHO). http://www.polioeradication.org/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Sep 7, 2004 The Shot Heard Round the World: Development of the Salk Polio Vaccine
This illustrated timeline presents events surrounding the development of the polio vaccine by Dr. Jonas Salk. Discusses early history of polio, the first major U.S. polio epidemic in 1916, the research of Salk and others to develop a polio vaccine, the March of Dimes polio vaccine fundraising campaign, and the drop in polio incidence since the first widespread use of Salk's vaccine in 1955. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. http://museum.pharmacy.pitt.edu/salk/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Oct 19, 2007 |
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