Polio Elimination Due to Vaccination, Not End of Pesticide Use
Polio, a paralytic disease caused by a virus, has been eliminated in the U.S. — and nearly wiped out globally — thanks to vaccines. But social media posts are reviving old, false claims that polio is instead caused by pesticides and outbreaks of the disease ended when people stopped using DDT. The post Polio Elimination Due to Vaccination, Not End of Pesticide Use appeared first on The Washington Informer.
Polio, a paralytic disease caused by a virus, has been eliminated in the U.S. — and nearly wiped out globally — thanks to vaccines. But social media posts are reviving old, false claims that polio is instead caused by pesticides and outbreaks of the disease ended when people stopped using DDT.
The post Polio Elimination Due to Vaccination, Not End of Pesticide Use appeared first on The Washington Informer.