The first polio vaccine was famously developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, who used an inactivated form of the virus to practice on himself and his family before it was successfully used to immunize millions.

Polio (medically termed Poliomyelitis) is derived from Greek words Polio – meaning grey and myelon – meaning the spinal cord. The disease commonly affects the spinal cord leading to classic ...

The inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) is the only polio vaccine that has been used in the U.S. since 2000 and is currently one of the routine vaccines that babies get here.

Polio can be transmitted through contaminated water, contact with the feces of an infected person or, less commonly, droplets from a sneeze or cough of someone who has polio.

Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a highly infectious virus that can cause paralysis and death by infecting the spinal cord, brain and other parts of the central nervous system. Children and babies are ...

Polio can be transmitted through contaminated water, contact with the feces of an infected person or, less commonly, droplets from a sneeze or cough of someone who has polio.

In 1979, polio was declared eliminated in the U.S., meaning there was no longer routine spread. An effective vaccine There are two types of polio vaccines.

With these latest detections, the province of K-P accounts for 15 of the 23 total cases reported in 2025. Sindh has reported ...

Polio can be transmitted through contaminated water, contact with the feces of an infected person or, less commonly, droplets from a sneeze or cough of someone who has polio.

In 1979, polio was declared eliminated in the U.S., meaning there was no longer routine spread. An effective vaccine There are two types of polio vaccines.