Polio


PUBLISHED: 2007 CATEGORY: Parents, Adults TYPE: PDFGrandparents : polio could be just an airplane flight away

Grandparents : polio could be just an airplane flight away

Personal story of a polio survivor who describes the effects of the disease many years later. She cautions against becoming complacent about the seeming eradication of the disease and promotes childhood vaccinations against polio so that it will not return.

Authors: Donaldson Jean Wallace
Corporate Authors: Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion
Publisher: Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness & Promotion

PUBLISHED: 2005 CATEGORY: Health care providers, Adults TYPE: PDFConquering the crippler : Canada and the eradication of polio

Conquering the crippler : Canada and the eradication of polio

Tells the story of how Canada overcame poliomyelitis.

Authors: Rutty CJ et al.
Journal Issue: 2
Journal Title: Canadian Journal of Public Health
Journal Volume: 96
Publisher: Canadian Public Health Association
Pubmed: 15850030

PUBLISHED: 2005 CATEGORY: TYPE: PDFPour invalider la polio : le Canada et l'éradication de la polio

Pour invalider la polio : le Canada et l'éradication de la polio

Authors: Rutty CJ et al.
Journal Issue: 2
Journal Title: Revue canadienne de santé publique
Journal Volume: 96
Publisher: Association canadienne de santé publique
Pubmed: 15850030