On July 14, 2022, the New York State Department of Health announced that it had identified a case of paralytic polio in a young, unvaccinated adult who had no related travel history. Even one case of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...