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March of Dimes
BY DR. R. G. GUSTAVSON
(Editor's Note: To bring our readers
up to date on the most recent progress in
the fight against infantile paralysis,
The Voice will publish a series of ar
ticles especially written by Dr. Gustavson.
This Is the third of the series. The
next article will appear next week.)
We reported earlier in this se
ries that the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis has in
vested $27,300,000 on the most
massive scientific research and
training program ever launched
by a voluntary agency against a
single disease. Grants and ap
propriations have been made for
805 specific research and profes- (
sional education projects in 123 j
institutions. (
While no practicable preventive i
vaccine or cure has been devel- f
oped as yet to banish the scourge 7
of polio, substantial strides have a
been made and an amazing li
brary of information about polio g
has been amasspd.
Constant study of this data by
many scientists in varied fields
will inevitably result in the con
quest of infantile paralysis. How
ever, the struggle is a formidable
one because of the shiftiness of
our opponent. Unlike smallpox, |
for instance, polio follows no set —
strategy. Polio can’t be relied |
upon to act in a predictable way.
For one thing, there is not just
one polio virus. There are at
least 3 groups of them, perhaps
more. Science needs a “shot
gun” vaccine to blast this multiple
enemy.
Polio used to be considered a
“summer disease.” In recent
years, however, the peak weeks
of incidence have occurred in the j
autumn and there have been as
many cases after the second week
in September as in all the months
before. In 1950, the week ending
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cidence both nationally and in
Nebraska. For example, one single
i treatment center—the Children’s
Memorial Hospital in Omaha—ad
mitted 35 polio patients in Sep
tember alone.
Recently, a larger number of
polio cases has been reported for
every month of the year than once
was true.
Another thing. Years wdth a
high incidence of cases used to be
followed by light years. But no
more. 1948 saw 27,902 cases; 1949
reported 42,375 cases; there were
over 33,000 cases in 1950. This
has placed an unrelenting finan
cial load upon the chapters of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis. In Nebraska we had
717 cases in 1948; 683 in 1949;
md at least 456 in 1950.
Then, too, an analysis of figures
shows that more and more adults
are being stricken. In the past,
roughly 15% of all patients were
over 15 years old; now 25% are
above that age. Although the age
group most often hit is still 5 to
9, older people tend to have more
serious attacks. And naturally,
with the increase in the number
of wage earners afflicted, more
serious economic disruption re
sults in the family.
It is now believed that polio
is a very widespread infection,
with only the rare person show
ing symptoms of the clinical dis
ease. Several recent surveys show
that more than 80% of persons
over 15 years of age have speci
fic polio anti-bodies in their
blood, indicating previous infec
tion with polio virus.
This mass of data, unearthed
by research financed by the
March of Dimes, is being put into
the service of mankind. With the
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Attention 5th Dist. Laymen
An urgent meeting is called for
Sunday Feb. 11, 1951 in Kansas
City, Kansas. The meeting will
be held at 1520 North 5th street
at 2:00 p.m. sharp.
Preparations will be made for
the official executive board meet
ing to be held at Los Angeles,
j California, Feb. 20, 1951.
faith and support of the public,
polio will be conquered!
(Next week Dr. Gustavson will
discuss the March of Dimes.)
Every one is urged to attend.
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