Polio introduction

What is polio?

• a type of animal that lives in the forest

• a team sport with two goals

• a disease caused by a virus

Answer explanation

Polio is a disease that is caused by a virus. It is not that common anymore.

Which is NOT a symptom of polio? (paragraph 1)?

• fever

• sore throat

• headache and tiredness

• ithchy rash

Answer explanation

Most people infected with the virus have no symptoms. For others it results in flu-like symptoms such as fever, sore throat, nausea, headache, and tiredness. But when the polio virus affects the brain and spinal cord it is very serious and can cause severe symptoms, including muscle weakness and paralysis

Which IS a symptom of polio? (1st paragraph)

• sore throat

• itchy rash

Answer explanation

For others it results in flu-like symptoms such as fever, sore throat, nausea

Why is is the year 1954 important in polio history? page 66- second paragraph

• because it was the year the first person died from polio

• because it is the year the vaccine was tested on a lot of people

Why was 1953 an important year in polio history? page 66- paragraph 1

• Dr. Salk's vaccine was first ready

• The President got polio

What was something the community did to stop the spread of polio?

page 65- paragraph 3

• stopping people from driving

• closed swimming pools

Why did Dr. Salk and Dr. Sabin share their research? page 66 paragraph 3

• to create a movie based on how the vaccine was made

• to make distributing the vaccine as fast and inexpensive as possible

Answer explanation

but they decided it was important to share so that the vaccines could be produced and distributed as quickly and inexpensively as possible.

Are you at risk for polio? page 66- last paragraph

• No, polio has been eliminated from the United States

• Yes, almost 100 kids still get it every year in Nebraska.

Answer explanation

Today, thanks to vaccination, polio has been eliminated in the Western hemisphere, which includes the United States, Mexico, Canada, Europe and South and Central America.

Bonus question- pick the answer that lists animals

• blue, yellow, green

• bears, snakes, cats

• 4, 3, 7, 4

• running, thinking, playing

Which IS a symptom of polio? 1st paragraph

• fever

• itchy rash