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Jonas Salk was an American virologist and medical researcher best known for developing the first effective polio vaccine. He worked at the University of Pittsburgh, where he conducted groundbreaking research on the poliovirus. Salk's vaccine was introduced in 1955 and significantly reduced the incidence of polio, a disease that had caused widespread paralysis and death. His contributions to medicine have had a lasting impact on public health.

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