poliomyelitis vaccine

Tells how the SV40 monkey virus came to contaminate polio vaccine administered between 1953 and 1964, examines efforts to discover the link between SV40 and cancers found in adults and children who received the vaccine, and discusses why the government downplayed the danger posed by SV40 to humans.

A biography of the scientist and humanitarian who discovered the vaccine for polio, a disease which crippled many people in the early part of the twentieth century.

A biography of the scientist and humanitarian who discovered the vaccine for polio, a disease which crippled many people in the early part of the twentieth century.

Examines the life and work of Dr. Jonas Salk, focusing on his development of the polio vaccine.

Recounts the successful search of Jonas Salk for the vaccine that conquered polio.

A biography of the scientist and humanitarian who discovered the vaccine for polio, a disease which crippled many people in the early part of the twentieth century.

Chronicles the history of polio and discusses how it affected life in America, how it was treated, how doctors found the vaccine, how it has helped researchers stop the spread of other diseases, and other related topics.

Discusses the life of the medical researcher Jonas Salk and describes his discovery of the polio vaccine in 1955.

Profiles the man who made his mark as developer of a polio vaccine, struggled to deal with the resultant fame, and emerged as a philosopher/scientist, writing and speaking about our responsibility for the future.

An account of Dr. Jonas Salk's work to find a vaccine to prevent polio, a deadly disease that had been plaguing the U.S. and other countries throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Presented in graphic format.