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Podcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class
Episode: SYMHC Classics: Polio, The Dread Disease
Description: This 2011 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina covers polio, a threat in the early 20th century that often left victims paralyzed or dead. Vaccines caused an immediate drop in polio cases and today have nearly eradicated the disease. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.