Target of a 1950s vaccine (5)

I believe the answer is:

polio

(Other definitions for polio that I've seen before include "Viral disease which can cause paralysis ( 5)" , "Acute viral disease" , "rarely seen complaint" , "Viral disease causing paralysis" , "Paralysing disease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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