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TED Talks
Bruce Aylward: How we'll stop polio for good
Polio is almost completely eradicated. But as Bruce Aylward says: Almost isn't good enough with a disease this terrifying. Aylward lays out the plan to continue the scientific miracle that ended polio in most of the world -- and to snuff...
Curated Video
Eradication of Polio
Vaccines mean that there are now very few new polio cases, but in the early 1900s this wasn't the case. Learn how two scientists, Salk and Sabin, virtually wiped out this potentially deadly disease. Biology - Healthy Living - Polio is a...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Understanding Breakthrough Infections
In this video, we explore the concept of breakthrough infections in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss how vaccines work to strengthen the immune system's response to the virus, the effectiveness of COVID vaccines in...
Next Animation Studio
Venezuela reports first case of polio since 1989
A young child is reportedly afflicted with polio in Venezuela - the first reported case of the crippling disease since it's eradication in the country in 1989.
The Telegraph reports that according to the Pan-American Health...
Professor Dave Explains
Poliomyelitis (Poliovirus)
Poliomyelitis is a disease caused by the poliovirus, which has the ability to infect motor neurons in the spinal cord and cause paralysis. American President Franklin Roosevelt was famously crippled by polio. The poliovirus exists in a...
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Women's International Center: Dr. Jonas Salk
A brief biography of Jonas Salk from the Women's International Center. Includes video and commentary on Salk's unique contribution toward women and women's rights.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Stamping Out Polio
National Public Radio takes a look at the problems health officials are encountering as they try to eradicate polio in the world. From 350,000 cases in 1988 to 700 in 2003, much progress has been made. Includes links to related stories...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Salk Polio Vaccine Conquered Terrifying Disease
NPR celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first polio vaccine by providing a timeline that begins in 1800 with an outbreak of infantile paralysis, photos, facts, and personal interviews.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: The Vaccine War
A documentary addressing the present day controversy of vaccines! At first hailed as saviors from diseases like polio and TB, vaccines are now under siege by parents who fear their possible risks. Fear of autism,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Retro Report: Coronavirus: Lessons From Past Epidemics
This 11-minute documentary provides students with the context needed to understand how the current fight against the coronavirus, COVID-19, is built upon previous public health campaigns to eradicate epidemics like polio and smallpox. It...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Vaccines: Lesson 1
This lesson will explain how vaccines can be used to assist the body in producing antibodies towards certain diseases. It is 1 of 10 in the series titled "Vaccines."