Jonas Salk is the man who saved childhood. The mad scientist, fanatic who invented the world's first polio vaccine, believed in his work so much that he vaccinated himself and his three children with the experimental vaccine, reports Isralove. Millions of mothers around the world know this...

Poliovirus of wild (natural) origin is officially considered to be defeated on the African continent. These lands have been declared free from the disease that has killed thousands of children. This disease causes paralysis and a number of other complications. Writes about this BBC. Despite the huge success, rare cases of polio in Africa ...