poliomyelitis

On cover: The moving story of Roosevelt's massive disability--and the intense efforts to conceal it from the public.

In the summer of 1954, eleven-year-old Jesse James MacLean contracts polio, but with a friend's help and despite his unsympathetic father, he finds ways to prove that his spirit is still strong.

In 1946 twelve-year-old Keely is devastated when her older brother Patrick is paralyzed by polio, and she starts a campaign to reawaken his waning interest in life.

In the late 1920s, Anna tries to help her younger sister Katya regain her strength and joy in life after being crippled by polio.

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

In the summer of 1952, Betsy sees her vacation fun overshadowed by the spreading polio epidemic, while her mother and other scientists work frantically to develop a vaccine for the crippling disease.

Presents an overview of the disease polio, covering its history, transmission, and other aspects, and the lives of vaccine developers Albert Sabin and Jonas Salk.

Ann Fay is concerned about her family after she returns from the polio hospital and discovers that her father is changed after fighting in World War II, but the opportunity to receive treatment in Georgia offers her comfort, until she gets news that her family is getting worse.

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.

Charles Mee explains how polio changed his life and discusses the lessons he learned as he struggled to regain the normal life he had before he was crippled by the disease.