The Polio Epidemic - FDR & The March of Dimes - Extra History

💉The history of the Polio Epidemic: FDR & The March of Dimes - Polio was a strange disease that seemed to explode in the 20th century. It challenged a lot of preconceived notions about diseases and how they spread. And even a US President had been affected by the disease. But it's because of his struggle with polio that FDR threw his presidential weight around to try and find a cure. And funding medical research would never be the same again.

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