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Did Modern Ventilators Replace the Iron Lung for Folks with Polio?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / July 25, 2018 July 25, 2018 / AFP, iron lung, Martha Lillard, Mona Randolph, non-polio AFP, Paul Alexander, polio, polio eradication, polio myths, polio survivor, polio vaccines, Robin Cavendish, Suzanne Humphries, VAPP, ventilators

Thanks to vaccines, most folks will only see an iron lung in a museum and read about polio in history books.

Is Polio Returning to Venezuela?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / June 11, 2018 June 18, 2018 / AFP, cVDPV, diphtheria, eradicated diseases, measles outbreaks, polio eradication, polio outbreaks, polio survivor, polio vaccines, unvaccinated, VAPP, Venezuela

Is polio really returning to Venezuela?

Myths About Polio and Acute Flaccid Paralysis

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / June 21, 2017 October 24, 2017 / AFP, conspiracy theories, eradication, non-polio AFP, polio, polio vaccines, vaccine myths

Acute flaccid paralysis can be caused by the polio virus, but non-polio acute flaccid paralysis becomes a more important cause once polio is eliminated in a region.

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