Polio / Alan Hecht ; consulting editor, Hilary Babcock ; foreword by David Heymann.

New York : Chelsea House, [2009], ©2009.

116 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

2nd ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-110) and index.

The history of polio -- The transmission of polio and how it affects the body -- Vaccines and how they work -- The life of Jonas Salk -- The life of Albert Sabin -- Nobody is exempt -- Just when we thought it was safe: post-polio syndrome -- What lies ahead? The future of polio.