Polio Place

American Society of Virology (ASV) - Polio

From the ASV, in collaboration with educators at the Washington University School of Medicine, are two overviews, "Polio" and "Poliovirus," that include the history of the disease, and the researchers whose work eventually led to the vaccine. Highlighted is a historical look at the early global eradication efforts of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The "Poliovirus" reviews  the virus and its significance as an important model in understanding the replication of animal RNA viruses.