From the beginning of mankind, man has looked for cures of illness. Jonas Salk found a
cure for one of the worst illnesses in the history of man, polio. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine
was a great discovery of his time, and it is still being used today to eradicate polio
worldwide. Dr. Salk is also known for other medical discoveries. He was a quiet man
who lived a rough childhood. He was not looking for fame, instead, it found him. During
the time before the vaccine, many people, mostly parents with young children, were very
scared. Dr. Salk's vaccine was a great relief to everyone. Yet, today polio is still affecting
people, even after receiving the vaccine. Just as polio is still around today, so is the flu
virus. Dr. Salk did invent a flu vaccine to help in keeping the flu virus at a low. At this
time, Jonas Salk is working on a vaccine for the most feared disease of today, AIDS.
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Jonas Salk during a 1988 Centers for Disease Contr...
Jonas Salk, American medical scientist (bust in th...Jonas Edward Salk was born to Polish-Jewish immigrants, Daniel B. and Dora
Salk, on October 28, 1914. Dr. Salk was born in upper Manhattan, but then moved to
the Bronx where he went to school. 'His first spoken words were, 'Dirt, dirt,' instead of
the conventional, uninspired 'No, no' or 'Momma.' He was a responsive child.' Dr. Salk
was 'raised on the verge of poverty.' Although his family was poor, he did do
exceptionally well in all the levels of education. He graduated from Townsend Harris
High School in 1929 and then went on to the College of the City of New York where he
received his B.S. in 1934. He finally earned his M.D. degree in June of 1939 from the
New York University College of Medicine. Jonas Salk was 'a somewhat withdrawn and...