by Monty Self | Sep 16, 2021 | Opinion
Polio is rarely given a thought in the U.S. these days. We take it for granted since our last case of wild poliomyelitis was treated in 1979. For most of us, polio is a disease from a different era. The poliovirus is very contagious and spreads by person-to-person...
by Monty Self | Mar 12, 2021 | Opinion
Polio is rarely mentioned anymore. This virus has been a scourge on the human race for millennium, but it is most known in the U.S. for the fear it evoked among parents in the 1950’s. It was clearly one of the most feared diseases of the 20th century and for good...