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Polio Survivor Who Lived in Iron Lung for 70 years Dies
Paul Alexander, an American who had polio and spent more than 70 years living in an iron lung, passed away at the age of 78.
Living in Texas in the summer of 1952, Alexander was six years old when he...
Health
New York Declares State of Emergency as Polio Continues to Spread
Circulating polio virus has been detected in Long Island wastewater samples, indicating an increasing risk of paralytic illness and resulting in the declaration of a state of disaster emergency in New York on Friday.
After U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Greece
Refugees From Syria Get Polio Vaccines in Greece
Health authorities in Greece are on high alert due to the increased risk of polio infection from refugees from the East who pass the country’s borders.
The disease is found in more and more immigrants and refugees who come from...