I spoke with Ramesh Ferris, a polio survivor, about his experience living with the virus and what he wishes people knew about it. This as-told-to essay is based on our conversation. Ramesh Ferris ...

An ancient virus, polio has crippled and killed humans for centuries. Etchings on Egyptian vessels show people with withered legs on crutches. Striking children younger than 5 the hardest, the ...

And those who grew up before the polio vaccine was available have memories of children returning to school in leg braces, ...

Before vaccines and public health triumphs, polio was the thing that kept parents up at night. During its peak from 1948 to 1955, the disease swept through towns across America, hitting children ...

Polio is a viral disease that mainly affects children under the age of five. One in 200 cases leads to irreversible paralysis. It’s highly contagious and spreads orally or through tiny, often ...

Regarding the Dec. 14 article “RFK Jr. ally petitioned FDA on polio vaccine’s approval”: Polio used to be a fearsome adversary. In 1952, the peak year for infections in the United States ...

A child with polio learning to walk with crutches at Queen Mary's Hospital in London, England in 1947. George Konig—Keystone Features/Getty Images ...