The Polio Epidemic
University of California at Berkeley historian of medicine Elena Conis talked the symptoms and spread of the Polio in the United States. She also made comparisons between the spread and responses to polio and COVID-19.
Description
University of California at Berkeley historian of medicine Elena Conis talked the symptoms and spread of the Polio in the United States. She also made comparisons between the spread and responses to polio and COVID-19.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How does polio spread? What are the symptoms and effects?
- Describe the spread of polio in the early 20th century.
- How was polio treated in the early 20th century?
- How did the town of Hickory, NC illustrate the severity of polio outbreaks?
- What effect did the polio epidemic have on people’s behaviors?
- What actions did communities take to prevent the spread of polio?
Additional Resource
Participants
Vocabulary
- Health Department
- Iron Lung
- Outbreak
- Paralysis
- Polio
- Public Health
- Social Distancing
- Vaccine
- Viral Infection