polio
CDC Warns of Potential Fall Outbreak of Polio-like Acute Flaccid Myelitis
If left untreated, the condition can cause permanent paralysis and life-threatening complications from respiratory failure.
Scientists Think Treatment for Common Cold Might Be a Step Closer
At the moment, there are no antiviral drugs that can treat or prevent rhinoviruses and enteroviruses.
Polio Survivor, 82, Among Last in U.S. to Use Iron Lung
Mona Randolph is one of three people in the U.S. who still uses an iron lung.
Cancer: The Poliovirus Could Help Fight Brain Tumors
Researchers found that a genetically engineered poliovirus could treat the most common form of brain cancer.
Polio Outbreak Declared in Papua New Guinea
The number of global polio cases has declined by over 99 percent since 1988.
Polio Has Not Returned to Venezuela, WHO Says
But the country's economic crisis has led to shortages of vaccines and medicine.
Polio Back in Venezuela As Crisis Cripples Healthcare
Ongoing economic turmoil has led to a shortage of vaccines for the deadly virus.
Should Parents Go To Jail For Refusing To Vaccinate?
Should avoiding vaccines be treated like a crime? Increasingly it is.
Vaccinations to Become Compulsory in France
Three vaccines, for diphtheria, tetanus and poliomyelitis, are already mandatory in France.
Vaccine Shortage Threatens Polio Eradication Efforts
An unexplained shortage of the injectable version of the vaccine slows attempts to kill polio in Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan.
Nigeria: Two Children Paralyzed by Polio
Two children have been paralyzed by the virus in Borno, the heartland of Boko Haram.
Millions of Ukrainian Children at Risk From New Epidemics
Vaccination rates have fallen dramatically in the last few years, and the conflict is making things worse.
Let's Celebrate the Man Who Conquered Polio
If we were to act today with the same imagination as Dr. Salk we could wipe out polio for good.
For Parents in Pakistan, It's Vaccinate or Face Jail
"There is no mercy, we have decided to deal with the refusal cases with iron hands."
I Hesitated Before Vaccinating My Daughter—And I'm a Doctor
Chad Hayes on why he allowed his baby to be given all the shots.
Polio-Related Murders Kill More Than the Disease Itself
With four more health workers killed this week, trying to eradicate the virus is a dangerous job
Polio's Last Stand
99% of polio has been eliminated, but now war and Ebola are threatening to derail the ambitious programme
Militants Kill Four Polio Workers in Pakistan
Taliban militants say the campaign to immunize children against polio is a cover for Western spies, accuse workers of distributing vaccines designed to sterilize children
A Modern Medical Whodunnit
Five children in California have been paralyzed by a mystery virus – and scientists are still in the dark
Syria Region Where Polio Found Excluded From 2012 Vaccination Drive
More than a dozen polio cases have already been recorded in the largely rebel-held province of Deir al-Zor.
Will Syrian Polio Spread to Europe?
Scientists fear a deadly scourge that was nearly eradicated could be making a comeback
Will Syrian Polio Spread to Europe?
Scientists fear a deadly scourge that was nearly eradicated could be making a comeback.