One medical issue that has always made me ponder is polio. This virus struck America in 1916, causing many U.S. citizens fall ill. This disease has flu-like symptoms and paralyzes your body in certain areas depending on where the virus strikes. One of the most famous presidents, Franklin Roosevelt got polio in the late 1920’s. There is no such thing as a cure for polio, just vaccines and treatments, and I want to dive deeper into these specifics that could potentially benefit Americans. Although polio is no longer affecting Americans, I would like to learn more about the causes of this deadly virus such as where it came from. One thing that has helped people with polio is the Iron Lung. The Iron Lung came into play when physicians first