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  1. India Close to Being Polio -free, But Challenges Still Remain

    PBS NewsHour

    Health officials in India are close to wiping out polio , a disease forgotten in most of the world but still endemic in some developing countries. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on India's challenge to remain vigilant in its campaign to immunize children one mouthful at a time.

    polio found at 0:04, 0:19, 0:51

    And next to India poor and populous country long plagued by polio . But now health officials have come close to wiping out the disease special correspondent Fred December last -- explains how that was
    In India the battle against polio is being -- one mouthful at a time. That vaccinated yourself stand out with coolers containing vials of the oral vaccine. On
    especially a bus and train stations in the populous northern states where polio is most endemic. They look for young children making sure first to check their pinkie fingers where an indelible ink is placed once a child is immunized. Thousands of times with little fuss each vaccinated has administered the two dropped in hopes of vaccine. As a result India -- four countries who have polio is still endemic may soon become free of that. It's easier to see how India can be a breeding ground for polio . Hundreds of millions of people -- proper sanitation. Conditions that allow the virus to spread usually attacking children causing paralysis in some victims and a few cases death. In addition it's typical for public health workers to track the movements of India's huge nomadic and migrant populations. On any given day ninety million people are on a train somewhere in India. That's why experts say the huge drop in polio cases they were up 250000. A year in the eighties is remarkable.
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  2. The Polio Crusade Preview

    American Experience

    The story of the polio crusade pays tribute to a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease. The medical breakthrough saved countless lives and had a pervasive impact on American philanthropy that continues to be felt today.

    polio found at 0:21

    and terrifying at risk no one is certain that it is -- Polio crusade. On American experience.
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  3. India Close to Eradicating Polio

    PBS NewsHour

    India Close to Eradicating Polio Health officials in India are close to wiping out polio , a disease forgotten in most of the world but ..... Health officials in India are close to wiping out polio , a disease forgotten in most...

    pbs.org/newshour/bb/globalhealth/jan-june12/polio_02-20.html…
  4. Nigeria Sees Polio Outbreak from Mutated Vaccine Virus | Online NewsHour | August 24, 2009 | PBS

    … August 24, 2009, 5:35 PM ET Nigeria Sees Polio Outbreak from Mutated Vaccine Virus A mutated ..... oral vaccine used to prevent the spread of polio in Nigeria has paralyzed at least 124 children ..... continuation of the longest vaccine-derived polio outbreak ever seen, beginning in 2006 …

    pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/polio_08-24.html…
  5. Online NewsHour: Anniversary of Polio Vaccine Approval, Remembering Microbiologist Hilleman -- April 12, 2005

    … 12, 2005 On the 50th anniversary of the polio vaccine's approval, a new book celebrates ..... famed Salk vaccine for poliomyelitis, or polio . Fifty years ago today, U.S. scientists ..... beginning of the end for the global plague of polio . Epidemics of the disease, caused by …

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  6. WGBH American Experience . The Polio Crusade . Complete Program Transcript | PBS

    Watch Online Buy The DVD Introduction: The Polio Crusade Cast & Crew: Film Credits Photo Gallery: The Polio Crusade Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide Then & Now: The Polio Crusade and Grassroots Fundraising Transcript: Complete …

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  7. WGBH American Experience . The Polio Crusade . Teacher's Guide | PBS

    Watch Online Buy The DVD Introduction: The Polio Crusade Cast & Crew: Film Credits Photo Gallery: The Polio Crusade Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide Then & Now: The Polio Crusade and Grassroots Fundraising Transcript: Complete …

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  8. WGBH American Experience . The Polio Crusade . Photo Gallery | PBS

    Watch Online Buy The DVD Introduction: The Polio Crusade Cast & Crew: Film Credits Photo Gallery: The Polio Crusade Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide Then & Now: The Polio Crusade and Grassroots Fundraising Transcript: Complete …

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  9. WGBH American Experience . The Polio Crusade . Related Books and Websites | PBS

    Watch Online Buy The DVD Introduction: The Polio Crusade Cast & Crew: Film Credits Photo Gallery: The Polio Crusade Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide Then & Now: The Polio Crusade and Grassroots Fundraising Transcript: Complete …

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  10. WGBH American Experience . The Polio Crusade . Introduction | PBS

    Watch Online Buy The DVD Introduction: The Polio Crusade Cast & Crew: Film Credits Photo Gallery: The Polio Crusade Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide Then & Now: The Polio Crusade and Grassroots Fundraising Transcript: Complete …

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