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The text is a transcript of a video about Paul Richard Alexander, a man who has lived in an iron lung for 70 years after contracting polio as a child. The video explains the history and effects of polio, the development of vaccines and treatments, and the challenges and achievements of Paul's life. The video aims to inspire viewers with Paul's story of resilience and perseverance.
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1. Paul Richard Alexander has lived in an iron lung for 70 years.
2. Polio is a disease that can cause paralysis and affect the human spinal cord.
3. In severe cases, polio patients cannot move, eat, or breathe on their own.
4. The disease affects about 1 in 200 people.
5. Paul contracted polio in 1952 during the worst polio epidemic in the USA and Europe.
6. In 1952, more than 57,000 people were infected with polio in the USA.
7. Polio was known even in ancient Egypt, as evidenced by a stone tablet from 3400 years ago.
8. The first machine to treat severe polio patients was created by Philip Drinker and Louis Shaw at Harvard.
9. This machine, known as the iron lung, helped patients breathe by inflating and deflating their lungs mechanically.
10. Paul Alexander became the first person to graduate from high school in Dallas without physically attending classes.
11. He later graduated from the University of Texas and became a lawyer.
12. Paul completed a memoir called "Three Minutes for a Dog," which he typed using a stick in his mouth.
These facts provide a concise overview of Paul Alexander's life and the historical context of polio.