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Jonas Salk Biography

Jonas Salk	Jonas Edward Salk Born: 1914-10-28 Birthplace: New York City Died: 1995-06-23 Location of Death: Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA Cause of Death: Heart Failure Race: White Religion: Jewish Field: Doctor Famous for: Discoverer of the polio vaccine
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Jonas Salk is the discoverer/inventor of the eponymous Salk vaccine. This was one of the first successful attempts at immunization against a virus, specifically the Poliomyelitis virus. The vaccine provides the recipient with immunity against Polio, and was seminal in the near eradication of a once widely-feared disease.

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I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.
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