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**vipluka** · 05-28-2011, 01:58 AM

never looked into the history of polio before but it is becoming some what of an eye opener.

Major polio epidemics were unknown before the 20th century; localized paralytic polio epidemics began to appear in Europe and the United States around 1900.
Trevelyan B, Smallman-Raynor M, Cliff A (2005). "The Spatial Dynamics of Poliomyelitis in the United States: From Epidemic Emergence to Vaccine-Induced Retreat, 1910-1971".

before this it seems that polio was not that much of a problem.

Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route.
Cohen JI (2004). "Chapter 175: Enteroviruses and Reoviruses".

personal hygiene has got better post 19th century so shouldnt polio have been more problematic before the 19th century? but it seems that the exact opposite is the truth. why do you think that would be?

05-28-2011, 01:58 AM	#30
vipluka Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 380 Senior Member	never looked into the history of polio before but it is becoming some what of an eye opener. Major polio epidemics were unknown before the 20th century; localized paralytic polio epidemics began to appear in Europe and the United States around 1900. Trevelyan B, Smallman-Raynor M, Cliff A (2005). "The Spatial Dynamics of Poliomyelitis in the United States: From Epidemic Emergence to Vaccine-Induced Retreat, 1910-1971". before this it seems that polio was not that much of a problem. Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route. Cohen JI (2004). "Chapter 175: Enteroviruses and Reoviruses". personal hygiene has got better post 19th century so shouldnt polio have been more problematic before the 19th century? but it seems that the exact opposite is the truth. why do you think that would be?
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