Polio Virus facts
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In September, 2014, GlaxoSmithKline accidentally dumped 45 litres of concentrated live polio virus solution into the Lasne river in Belgium.
One of the leading causes of polio outbreaks in the 20th century was the creation of modern, underground sewers that prevented children from being exposed to the virus at a younger and safer age.
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In 1911 he isolated the polio virus which was critical to the future development of a vaccine.
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She also pioneered work on the molecular structure of tobacco mosaic virus and the polio virus.
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In 1958 she received a three-year grant from the U.S. National Institute of Health to continue her work on the polio virus.
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From 1955 to 1961: 98 million Americans were exposed to a virus that can increase the risk of some cancers, due to receiving polio injections developed using infected monkeys. Chances of developing mesothelioma increased by 90% compared to those who didn't receive contaminated injections.
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The polio virus causes paralysis in less than of 1% cases; about 96% of people will have either no symptoms (72%) or minor cold/flu symptoms (24%).
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The polio vaccine was developed (1952) before the first picture of the polio virus was created (1953).
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Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian physician by training, who played an integral part in the process of identifying different blood groups.He taught about the catastrophic effect of transfusing the wrong type of blood group.He also was partly responsible for the identification of polio virus.
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How Joseph Salk Changed the Medical World with his Polio Vaccine using a Dead Virus Approach
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center are finding hopeful results in treating brain tumors with an injection of the polio virus.
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90-95% of people infected with the polio virus show no symptoms at all and 4-8% of people infected show only minor symptoms that leads to a quick recovery
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