The Autumn Ghost
How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care

(Disclosure I am a close colleague of the book’s author, Dr. Hannah Wunsch, having published numerous papers with her.) My first and only encounter with polio was having a classmate in elementary school that wore a leg brace and a shoe with an enormous heel due to her battle with polio a few years ea......more

This was fascinating. I learned so much about polio and the beginnings of intensive care medicine. It’s astounding to me that so much of the medical technology we take for granted was invented or discovered so recently in history.......more

There is so much more to the story than just the finding of the vaccine. An excellent book to be reading while undergoing necessary travel vaccines prior to to a trip to less public health blessed areas of the globe. Yes, they are necessary. I have a deeper appreciation for the times our mother a chi......more

I gave this book 4 stars not because of the style of writing or the talent of the writer but rather because of the subject matter and my interest in the information. Since I am 82 years old, I grew up in a time as a youth that polio was on the minds of the families That surrounded my family although......more

I loved this book. The tone is conversational and all explanations of the science are clear and easy to understand. There was a lot of biographical information which I love, but not just of the healthcare professionals, but also of the victims and survivors of polio. These stories were powerfully ev......more