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Granny and I talk about Childhood Infectious Disease

A lifestyle in Jamaica provided children with a good education , picturesque atmospheres, as well as strict principles and social mores.
However, part of growing up and going to school in Jamaica also included being immunized against infectious diseases such as polio, smallpox, measles and chicken pox. Because most Caribbean Scientists believed that in warmer climates, germs and bacteria tend to spread like wild fires. During the ‘70’s there was an outbreak of polio and everyone was panic stricken.

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