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" Polio / "
Alan Hecht ; consulting editor, Hilary Babcock ; foreword by David Heymann.
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BL
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1033998
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b788368
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| Main Entry
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Hecht, Alan.
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| Title & Author
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Polio /\ Alan Hecht ; consulting editor, Hilary Babcock ; foreword by David Heymann.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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New York :: Chelsea House,, ©2009.
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Deadly diseases and epidemics
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116 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 24 cm.
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1604132388
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: 9781604132380
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-110) and index.
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| Contents
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The history of polio -- The transmission of polio and how it affects the body -- Vaccines and how they work -- The life of Jonas Salk -- The life of Albert Sabin -- Nobody is exempt -- Just when we thought it was safe: post-polio syndrome -- What lies ahead? The future of polio.
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| Abstract
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Discusses the history of the poliovirus, its effects on the body, vaccines and the researchers who discovered them, and the threat that this virus still poses.
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Poliomyelitis, Juvenile literature.
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Poliomyelitis-- History, Juvenile literature.
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Poliomyelitis.
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Disease Outbreaks.
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Poliomyelitis.
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Poliomyelitis.
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Poliomyelitis.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.8/35
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RC180.1.H43 2009
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