The Polio Pioneer: Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0525646523
ISBN 13
9780525646525
Category
C NON FICTION
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Publication Year
2020
Publisher
Pages
40
Subject
Salk, Jonas, 1914-1995 -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature. ; Poliomyelitis vaccine -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature. ; Medicine -- Research. ;
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Abstract
"Discover the fascinating life of world-renowned scientist Jonas Salk, whose pioneering discoveries changed the world forever. Dr. Jonas Salk is one of the most celebrated doctors and medical researchers of the 20th century. The child of immigrants who never learned to speak English, Jonas was struck by the devastation he saw when the soldiers returned from battle after WWII. Determined to help, he worked to become a doctor and eventually joined the team that created the influenza vaccine. But Jonas wanted to do more. As polio ravaged the United States--even the president was not immune!--Jonas decided to lead the fight against this terrible disease. In 1952, Dr. Jonas Salk invented the polio vaccine, which nearly eliminated polio from this country.
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