Showing posts with label Polio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Polio. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Poliomyelitis: A Disease of Historical Proportions

I was given the following subject to cover in my Biology class:

What is polio? What is the cause of this disease? How widespread was/is it? How is this disease treated? What are the preventive measures that can be taken? What does the future look like for this disease?

I immediately looked at this as a challenge, but not because the topic was hard. The challenge was, How can I write this paper, turn it into a history piece, and still get an A? Well, I just turned it in last night, so I don’t have a grade yet, but my fingers are crossed. Anyway, here is my attempt to turn a boring biology paper into a fun history paper.