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Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that can affect nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 28, 2009
Poliomyelitis, also called polio or infantile paralysis , is a highly infectious viral disease that may attack the central nervous system and is characterized by symptoms that range from a mild nonparalytic infection to total paralysis in a matter...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A serious disease, caused by a virus, that has become extremely rare because of widespread availability of vaccines developed in the 1950s. Poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio, is a severe disease caused by an airborne virus that is spread from...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Poliomyelitis is an infectious disease that is caused by a subgroup of viruses. The hallmark of the disease is the rapid development of paralysis. Poliomyelitis is also commonly called polio. Once a cause of widespread public health measures to co...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Poliomyelitis, or infantile paralysis, is a highly infectious disease caused by three serotypes of polioviruses. These viruses belong to the Enterovirsus genus of the family Picornaviridae. The infection is transmitted from person to person and ra...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Poliomyelitis, also called polio or infantile paralysis, is a highly infectious viral disease that may attack the central nervous system and is characterized by symptoms that range from a mild nonparalytic infection to total paralysis in a matter ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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