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Lewis caught polio as a child, which severely reduced her mobility; she could only raise her neck with great difficulty. Despite barely being able to hold a paintbrush, she became a well known Folk artist. [206] Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon: 1930–2017 Photographer and documentary filmmaker, Snowdon caught polio at age 16.
Naomi Rogers, Polio Wars: Sister Kenny and The Golden Age of American Medicine (Oxford University Press, N.Y. 2014) Wade Alexander, Sister Elizabeth Kenny: Maverick Heroine of The Polio Treatment Controversy, (Greystone Press, San Luis Obispo CA 2012). Note: This is an unredacted edition which includes content not in the Outback Press/CQU 2003 ...
Donald Anderson was the very first "poster child" to raise money for the March of Dimes. He was from Oregon and had been diagnosed with polio in 1943. Photos were taken of Donald in an almost-paralyzed state. Another photo was taken seven months later to show how he had improved after receiving treatment funded by the foundation.
Carter Roberts was a typical 3-year-old. But over the course of a weekend Carter went from his happy-go-lucky self to a paralyzed patient.
In April 1955, over 400,000 children received the improperly prepared vaccines. The mistake led to 260 cases of polio-based paralysis and several deaths, according to the National Institutes of ...
The government in London is aiming to vaccinate all 1- to 9-year-old children. The polio vaccine is included in the standard childhood vaccination schedule. To find out if you’ve been vaccinated ...
Peg Kehret (born Margaret Ann Schulze on November 11, 1936) is an American author, primarily writing for children between the ages of 10 and 15. After beating three types of polio at age 12, Kehret went on to become an author of children's, young adults', and adults' literature, winning over fifty awards throughout her career.
Six Minnesota children under the age of 10 have been diagnosed with a rare disease described as 'polio-like' since mid-September.