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
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