Dancing in My Dreams: Confronting the Spectre of Polio. by Highley, Kerry - 2016

Melbourne, Clayton: Monash University Publishing, 2016. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, front cover little creased, tiny dent top spine, minor edgewear corners. 262 pp. The story of infantile paralysis and its treatment, the scientific endeavour that led to the discovery of the poliovirus (polio virus), and the studies in virology and immunology that culminated in the production of a polio vaccine. The experiences of patients and the voices of survivors are highlighted, showing how ethnicity, class, age and gender all mediated individual's reactions to the disease, which included fear, rejection, denial and anger.