How is today’s Covid-19 pandemic similar to earlier polio outbreaks? Use evidence from the article to support your answer.
Why did Dolly need to wear braces on her legs?
Braces helped her run faster.
Her legs were damaged by polio.
She needed to stand for long periods.
Children at that time usually wore braces.
Read this sentence from the article: “Without antibiotics, an ear infection or a simple cut could turn deadly.” Which word has a similar meaning to antibiotics?
bandages
medicine
doctors
soap
What are TWO things that happened during a polio outbreak?
A stores stayed open
schools shut down
families quarantined
kids played video games
Who did polio most often strike?
children
teachers
elderly people
factory workers
What did the polio vaccine do?
showed who had polio
treated the symptoms of polio
helped people recover from polio
reduced the number of cases of polio
Which sentence from the article supports the answer to question 5?
“Millions of dollars poured into laboratories where researchers were racing to develop a vaccine.”
“By the time I was born, in the 1960s, polio was almost unheard of in the United States.”
“The vaccine couldn’t help people like Dolly; her bout with polio left her with complications for the rest of her life.”
“But as she got older, the pain in her legs worsened.”
What does the section “Polio Pioneers” describe that “Polio Mysteries” doesn’t?
what happened decades ago when a polio outbreak occurred in a town
what patients’ long stays in the hospital with polio were like
what scientists learned about the cause of polio and how to prevent it
what the most severe symptoms of polio were
The author most likely wrote this article to give readers ________.