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Bookmark or Share- Jonas E. Salk—Discoverer of a Vaccine Against PoliomyelitisJonas Edward Salk is credited with creating the first effective vaccine against poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis). Epidemics of poliomyelitis had intensified, and in 1952, about 58,000 cases and more than 3,000 deaths were reported in the United States alone.
- Jonas Salk - The Lancet Respiratory MedicineJonas Salk left behind several legacies, but his greatest contribution to medicine was his vaccine against the poliovirus. Although his approach to research was often unconventional, his driving force was to change the world for the better.
- Jonas Salk - WikipediaJonas Edward Salk (/ sɔːlk /; born Jonas Salk; October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. He was born in New York City and attended the City College of New York and New York University School of Medicine. [2]
- 8 Things You May Not Know About Jonas Salk and the Polio VaccineExplore eight surprising facts about the groundbreaking polio vaccine that Dr. Salk developed.
- About Jonas Salk - Salk Institute for Biological StudiesJonas Edward Salk was born October 28, 1914 in New York City, the eldest of three sons to Russian-Jewish immigrants Daniel and Dora Salk. The first member of his family to attend college, he earned his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine in 1939 and became a scientist physician at Mount Sinai Hospital.
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