Thread by @osheaucc, This story of the polio epidemic in Cork, which lead to the [...]

This story of the polio epidemic in Cork, which lead to the formation of Cork Poliomyelitis Association, which later became the ⁦ @CopeFoundation⁩. Cope supports with over 2300 with intellectual disabilities and autism. https://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/the-1956-polio-epidemic-in-cork/

The 1956 polio epidemic in Cork

Poliomyelitis is a highly infectious disease and effects range from mild to severe, from a minor illness to extensive long-term paralysis and even death.

https://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/the-1956-polio-epidemic-in-cork/

Find out about the history of @CopeFoundation and the great work they continue to perform to help those in need. https://www.cope-foundation.ie/About-Us/Our-History

The following year, 1957, we faced an influenza epidemic: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/an-asian-flu-pandemic-closed-17-dublin-schools-in-1957-1.4211894%3Fmode%3Damp

An ‘Asian flu’ pandemic closed 17 Dublin schools in 1957

From the archive: The southside of the city was hit harder than less populous northside

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/an-asian-flu-pandemic-closed-17-dublin-schools-in-1957-1.4211894%3Fmode%3Damp

This only added to the misery of the ongoing tuberculosis epedimic in the 1950s. https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/health/the-silent-terror-that-consumed-so-many-128709.html

The silent terror that consumed so many

FOR much of the last century in Ireland, TB was the AIDS of its day, a scourge that ravaged the country.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/health/the-silent-terror-that-consumed-so-many-128709.html

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