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Polio Facts and Vaccines

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the full-form of Polio?

a)

Poliomyletis

b)

Poliokematics

c)

Poliotactics

d)

Polio

2.

Polio is a communicable disease.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Who invented the Polio vaccine?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Jonas Salk

c)

Jasper Liu

d)

Louis Pasteur

4.

A vaccine works by __________________________.

a)

exposing your body to some form of a virus so that it learns how to fight the virus off

b)

pumping your lungs with oxygen to help you breath more easily

c)

boosting your immune system with vitamins

d)

making the symptoms of a disease less painful

5.

What is the machine that helped Polio patients breathe.

a)

Automated breathing apparatus

b)

Lung shuttle

c)

Iron lung

d)

Mechanical Diaphram

6.

Commonly, polio is highly infectious viral disease that largely affects

a)

Children under 5 years of age

b)

Senior Citizen 69 and above

c)

Pregnant woman

d)

All ages

7.

Can polio be prevented?

a)

Yes of Course!

b)

No of course not!

c)

Maybe Im not Sure!!

8.

What year was Polio at its worst?

a)

1952

b)

1970

c)

1955

d)

1918

9.

How was the Polio vaccine announced to the world?

a)

On Television

b)

Doctors around the world were e-mailed

c)

The President made the announment to the Worldwide Health Organization

d)

Over the Radio

10.

Which year was the polio vaccine invented?

a)

1935

b)

1911

c)

1877

d)

1953

11.

How many children participated in the Polio vaccine field trials?

a)
500,000
b)
20,000
c)
40,000
d)

1,800,000

12.

Who was the first child to receive the Polio trial vaccine

a)

Randell Kerr

b)

Jonas Salk

c)

Virgina McClain

d)

Eddie Cantor

13.
Which academic institution did Jonas Salk work at?
a)
University of Pittsburg
b)
Harvard University
c)
University of Pennyslvania
d)
Columbia Universtiy
14.

Who created an oral polio vaccine?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Albert Sabin

c)

Paul Alexander

d)

Mona Randolph

15.

What are "Days of Tranquility"

a)

A day to remember those lost to Polio

b)

When governments work together to test for Polio

c)

A ceasefire for people to get vaccinated

during war.

d)

A landing base on the moon.