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DDT in the Fight Against Child Paralysis

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BOF6288277
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DDT in the Fight Against Child Paralysis
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DDT thought to be the miracle answer to combatting germ carriers that cause infant paralysis is employed during an outbreak in San Antonio Texas as trucks emit a DDT fog that is spread throughout city streets and pedestrians as well as hand sprayers used to spray down window screens and the perimeter of local homes

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BOF AMERICAN HISTORY FOOTAGE / Bridgeman Images
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