Diseases During The Cold War

World War II ended September second in 1945 and about two years later in 1947 the Cold War started in which many things came to be. Some of those things can be considered advanced, while others can be considered bad and slowed down the development of the global world. The cold war brought political and military tension between powers within the West and powers within the East. The Cold War created new technologies like aircrafts and wind tunnels, the spread of diseases, fighting and terrorism within the global world. The Cold War brought about many things like new technologies. These new technologies helped advance the technological world. Aircrafts were on the new technologies and played a huge role in the Cold War military operations.
One of the main diseases that spread during the Cold War was the Polio Virus which started in 1956. This disease was a hard one to point out since most people did not have any symptoms, so it was hard to tell if you had it or not. Without knowing it spread easier and caused more people to be infected. It was spread through contact mainly through human fluid, only a few people had symptoms that included a fever, nausea, flu like symptoms, fatigue and pain. Some people even became paralyzed and about five to ten percent die when this disease got to the respiratory muscles. After the disease was known it opened roads between the two sides of the Cold War. American Albert Sabin and Russian Mikhail Chumakov worked together to create a vaccine that could help prevent more people from being infected. After the vaccine was created mass campaigns in many countries had people be vaccinated. The Cold War helps to explain why it is crucial to get the Polio Vaccine and thanks to the two people who created the vaccine less people are infected. This disease shaped the way we view medication and helped people to realize that it is best to get