The first effective vaccine for this disease was developed by Jonas Salk.
The causative agent of this disease enters cells by binding to the cell surface receptor CD155 and exists as three different serotypes. The Francis Field Trial tested the effectiveness of a vaccine against this disease, though most modern vaccines use the one created by Albert (*) Sabin. Type 2 of this disease was eradicated in 1999, and it is the most prominent disease currently undergoing a global eradication initiative. The first effective vaccine for this disease was developed by Jonas Salk. For 10 points, name this viral disease that leads to paralysis in 0.5% of cases and famously affected Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The causative agent of this disease enters cells by binding to the cell surface receptor CD155 and exists as three different serotypes.
poliomyelitis (or infantile paralysis)