Local polio survivors have a social support group available for sharing information, resources, and support. Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a disease caused by the poliovirus that spread person to person ...

The Wood County Society and members of the Mid-Ohio Valley Post-Polio Support Group have celebrated the society’s 30th anniversary of sponsoring the group. From left, front: Warren Peascoe, chairman ...

From left, Bonnie and Warren Peascoe, Dave Johnson and Pat and Janice Kelly explore the accessibility of the Middle Creek Trail at the Washington Works Nature Trails. Johnson is a volunteer who ...

When Bonnie Levitan was 11 years old in 1951, she was paralyzed from the neck down for six months. She laid in a hospital bed in Pontiac, experiencing the “frightening” treatment for polio. Hot packs ...

Until recently, polio had been a relic of history in the U.S. Once a scourge that paralyzed or killed up to tens of thousands of children every year, the U.S. declared the disease officially ...

Recently on Reddit, older adults shared their experiences with "childhood diseases" like measles and polio when they were growing up back in the day, and it's so important that we don't ignore these ...

Recently on Reddit, older adults shared their experiences with "childhood diseases" like measles and polio when they were growing up back in the day, and it's so important that we don't ignore these ...

Polio eradication is a delicate dance. And one of the biggest challenges facing the people trying to choreograph its final steps is how to phase out use of oral polio vaccines. The oral vaccines have ...

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As efforts continue to eliminate Polio in Nigeria completely, Rotary International says it is a task that must be accomplished. This was disclosed by ...