Polio
Book Description
Until the middle of the 20th century, polio affected people all over the world. The disease, caused by a virus in the genus "Enterovirus," often left its survivors with weakened muscles or varying degrees of paralysis. In their later years, many once-healthy survivors experienced a condition known as post-polio syndrome. Once effective vaccines were developed, polio was eradicated in the United St... More
Book Information
Publisher | Chelsea House Publishers |
Binding | Library Binding (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 116 |
ISBN-10 | 1604132388 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1604132380 |
Publication Date | 01/2009 |
The Creators
About Hilary Babcock (Editor) : Hilary Babcock is a published editor of young adult books. A published credit of Hilary Babcock is Syphilis (Deadly Diseases and Epidemics).
View Hilary Babcock's profile
View Hilary Babcock's profile
About David Heymann (Foreword) : David Heymann is credited in young adult books. Some of the published credits of David Heymann include Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Deadly Diseases and Epidemics), Streptococcus (Group B) (Deadly Dis... more
View David Heymann's profile
View David Heymann's profile
Videos
Reader Comments
Amazon US Reviews
Write a review on Amazon.com for this book
Amazon UK Reviews
Write a review on Amazon.co.uk for this book
Barnes & Noble Reviews
Write a review on Barnes & Noble for this book
Goodreads Reviews
Write a review on Goodreads for this book
View Alan Hecht's profile