References, Sources, and Cited Material


This page was initially created as a presentation for a first-year seminar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am not a polio expert by any means, and therefore I did need some much appreciated help when compiling this information. The textbooks, websites, and organizations that I have referenced to complete this presentation are as follows:

Information credits:
- Biddle, W. (1995). A field guide to germs. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
- Boyer, F.C., Tiffreau, V., Laffont, I., Perce-bois-Macadré, L., Supper, C., Novella, J.-L., & Yelnik, A.-P. (2010).
     Post-polio syndrome: pathophysiological hypotheses, diagnosis criteria, medication therapeutics [Electronic
     version]. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 53(1), 34-41.

- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008). Polio (poliomyelitis). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/polio/

- Collier, L., & Oxford, J. (2006). Human virology. United States: Oxford University Press, Inc., New York

- Enersen, O.D. (2010). Heine-Medin disease. Retrieved from:http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/544.html

- Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Retrieved from http://www.polioeradication.org/

- Poliomyelitis. (2008). The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
Retrieved from http://www.encyclopedia.com
- Rotary International. (2010). Retrieved from: http://www.rotary.org/EN/SERVICEANDFELLOWSHIP/POLIO    
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