Besides providing a starting point for the understanding of how polio gets around, the new technique of watching the virus at its dirty work may help in early diagnosis—a very important matter.

Paul Alexander, 77, contracted polio in 1952 when he was 6 years old. In March, Guinness World Records declared him the longest iron lung patient ever.

Norm Olson (center) explains to Purdue University President Martin Jischke (left) the structural details of the polio virus during a dedication ceremony today (Monday, 9/21) for the new Keck electron ...

Poliovirus is spreading in the wastewater in New York City, and the United States has already seen one case of paralytic polio. We cannot accept a low vaccination rate.

Consistently high vaccination rates and global health surveillance programs have helped eliminate poliomyelitis (polio) in almost all countries of the world, except Afghanistan and Pakistan.

My grandmother’s 1946 ‘polio summer’ featured quarantines, canceled events, and remote learning. Her story is a reminder that we’ve been here before.

The polio vaccine was introduced in 1955 and since then the virus has nearly been eliminated. What comparisons can be drawn between polio and COVID-19? We asked a virologist.

He says his converted virus causes poliomyelitis (and sometimes encephalitis). If verified, these findings will be big news, since Dr. Rosenow’s streptococcus lends itself to serum making much ...

A Colorado woman took a trip up to the high country last summer for a getaway with her husband. She came back with a case of West Nile virus.

Learn about polio and the famous people who survived it, including ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and more.