Before polio vaccines became available in the 1950s, people wary of the disabling disease were afraid to allow their children outside, let alone go to school. As polio appears again decades after it ...

With a single case of paralytic polio detected in Rockland County, New York, and the virus showing up in wastewater samples in two counties in the state, as well as New York City, health officials say ...

Fears of polio gripped the United States in the mid-20th century. Parents were afraid to send their children to birthday parties, public pools, or any place where children mingled. Children in ...

New York's governor has declared a state of emergency after health officials detected poliovirus in the wastewater of five counties -- evidence the disease is circulating. The declaration also follows ...

In a recent study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers investigated the public health response to a paralytic poliomyelitis case in an unvaccinated person. Study: Public ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Critical-care patients in the emergency polio ward at Haynes Memorial Hospital in Boston in August 1955. Associated Press photo ...

Messages like this are used in memes, posters, T-shirts, and even some billboards to promote routine vaccinations. As this catchy statement reminds people of once-feared diseases of the past, it — ...