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| View Larger Image | Polio (Poliovirus) Professional Plush | Toyby Giant Microbes
| 4 New starting at: | $5.56 |
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| | Sales Rank: | 49,752th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS | Product Description Polio loomed over the early part of the 20th century
Polio was asymptomatic up to 99% of the time
Polio caused paralysis, and struck often in the summer months
"Iron lung" breathing-machines kept sufferers alive
A vaccine was developed 50 years ago
Polio is on the verge of extinction |
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