Polio Epidemic Crippling Virus Outbreak

Before Jonas Salk invented his miracle vaccine, Polio was the most feared affliction in the country. A case of polio could cripple or even kill. The United States suffered many epidemics of the dreaded disease, but none worse than the epidemic of 1952. That summer, nearly 58,000 people were struck by polio, with more than 3,000 of them dying as a result. In this selection from the American Disasters series, author Victoria Sherrow turns back the clock to this frightening time in our nation's history.Sherrow, Victoria is the author of 'Polio Epidemic Crippling Virus Outbreak' with ISBN 9780766015555 and ISBN 0766015556.