Dr. Jonas Salk
There is no medical treatment for polio. Once the spinal cord is damaged, it cannot be repaired.
Wilma Rudolph had polio but she also ran track with polio.
Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine. This does not cure polio but it does prevent it. Polio remains incurable.
Jonas Salk developed a polio vaccine in the nineteen sixties.
I think that polio was virulent before 1955 when the vaccine was developed. Now, I think, since we have developed a vaccine, it isn't as virulent.
Jonas Salk in 1952
He developed the polio vaccine.
Jonas Salk
In the 1950s, Salk developed the first polio vaccine, an injection. In 1962, Sabin developed the oral polio vaccine, taken by mouth, and still used, at present.
Currently there is no treatment that can cure polio. There are immunizations present and also some treatment methods to provide relief while the body fights against the polio virus. This is called supportive care. Supportive care can include fluids, medications, and lots of rest.
Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine in 1952.
Jonas Salk in 1955.