After the U.S. recorded its first polio case since 2013 this summer, what was once perceived by many Americans as a disease of the past has become a more present threat. In July, the New York State ...

The recent discovery of Polio in New York City's wastewater got one listener curious. Amy from Arizona left a voice mail for the team at 5 Things asking how Polio was found? Were they looking for it ...

So far, there’s been just one recent case of polio in the United States, which paralyzed a young adult in Rockland County, New York. One case — and evidence in sewage of more spread — may not sound ...

Wearing masks, avoiding large gatherings, shutting down schools—those scenes might sound familiar to anyone who experienced ...

The CDC has sent a team to New York to assist the state’s health department with its investigation of a recent polio case in an unvaccinated man in Rockland County, ABC News reported Aug. 8. The ...

Bill Harris knows full well the perils that polio can cause. Having suffered through the illness at age 12, it took Harris a year and a half to fully recover. Through the Rotary Club, Harris, now 86, ...

Polio can effectively be prevented with vaccines. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Polio is a viral disease that can cause paralysis and even death. However, thanks to effective and widespread ...

I must have been unlucky to catch polio in Cork, Ireland, in 1956, as this was one of the last polio epidemics ever in Western Europe and the US. Jonas Salk had discovered a vaccine that had been ...

So far, there's been just one recent case of polio in the United States, which paralyzed a young adult in Rockland County, New York. One case -- and evidence in sewage of more spread -- may not sound ...