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The Conversation: World Polio Day Special

By Catherine Cruz
Published October 24, 2022 at 12:51 PM HST
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This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle.
Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP
This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle.
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