Shows the progress since 1916 of the battle to defeat poliomyelitis. Earlier devices and treatments with respirators, physical therapy, hydro-therapy, hot-packs are depicted. Concludes with the introduction of the salk vaccine.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010583
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Chronic diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine - History
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Poliomyelitis - History - 20th century
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Poliomyelitis vaccine
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Salk vaccine
History → History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Salk vaccine
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)