What age did Salk go to college?

What age did Salk go to college?

At the age of sixteen Salk entered the College of the City of New York to study law. He subsequently changed his mind and decided instead to pursue medicine.

Is polio A virus?

Polio is a viral disease which may affect the spinal cord causing muscle weakness and paralysis. The polio virus enters the body through the mouth, usually from hands contaminated with the stool of an infected person. Polio is more common in infants and young children and occurs under conditions of poor hygiene.

What was the last pandemic in history?

The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919.

What's the worst pandemic in history?

Major epidemics and pandemics by death toll

Rank	Epidemics/pandemics	Death toll
1	Black Death	75–200 million
2	Spanish flu	17–100 million
3	Plague of Justinian	15–100 million
4	HIV/AIDS pandemic	35 million+ (as of 2018)

How many died in the 1918 flu?

It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world's population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.

What was the last pandemic 10 years ago?

A decade later More than 10 years after the first case, 2009 H1N1 remains a predominant circulating strain of the influenza virus. To date, it has caused approximately 100.