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...potency level of his laboratory brand. But Dr. Salk also conceded defects in the design of the vaccine itself. It contains three strains of polio virus for the three broad types that can independently cause disease- Mahoney for Type I, MEF-1 for Type II. and Saukett for Type III. About 80% of paralytic polio used to be caused by Type I strains; of the balance, Type III caused slightly more than half, leaving Type II as the least dangerous. But it is against Type II disease that the vaccine has proved most effective-it has almost disappeared in four...
...polio virus are classified in three major types, any one of which can cause disease. So one strain of each of the three basic types must be in the vaccine. Dr. Salk's prescription calls for the Mahoney strain (Type I), MEF-I strain (Type II) and the Saukett strain* (Type III). Three tankfuls, each containing one type of virus in its inactivated state, are mixed. The formaldehyde is neutralized with sodium bisulfite...
...Isolated in Dr. Salk's laboratories from James Sarkett, now 14, when he had paralytic polio four years ago. His name was not clear on the specimen bottle and a researcher misread it as "Saukett." In this form it is now perpetuated, beyond hope of correction, in countless scientific publications. -Hence the name, poliomyelitis-literally, inflammation of the grey marrow (part of the spinal cord). -Both his brothers chose careers on the borders of medicine. Herman. 34, is a veterinarian in Mars, Pa. Lee, 27, is a candidate for a Ph.D...
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